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Piqué’s doubts with the Davis Cup presage another year of losses

Gerard Piqué He criticized only a few days ago the plan of twelve clubs (including Barcelona) to form a ‘Super League’ to replace the current Champions League. He, on the other hand, did the same in tennis: took advantage of the rusty Davis Cup system to renew the competition. Voices cheered his proposal; others, on the other hand, still expect this format to reverse at some point. Piqué himself, if he could, would surely rethink the investment of 3,000 million dollars in 25 years to which he has committed. The accounts did not come out in the first edition and now he improvises changes on the fly.

Not even the success of Spain in 2019 gave Gerard Piqué a joy. The organization gave away hundreds of tickets in a multitude of promotional events before the little expectation to see the rest of the qualifying rounds. The center court was overflowing, while the attached stadiums were empty. The schedules, on a tight schedule, didn’t help either. The companies that paid a skyrocketing rent for the stands that surround the venue were the most affected by the lack of time control.

PIQUÉ, FORCED TO IMPROVISE IN 2021

In 2020, Piqué did not even consider the possibility of holding the tournament. The vast majority of events were held despite the absence of the public, but the Barcelona player did not want to take the step due to the losses that could be caused. The footballer excused himself that the Davis Cup without an audience loses all its essence, when thousands of fans and various tennis players accuse him precisely of having eliminated all the traditions of this competition.

The 2021 edition is confirmed, but it will be conditioned by the covid-19. The vaccination plan advances and for the planned dates (November 25 to December 5) the situation is expected to be much better. The Mutua Madrid Open, which is being held at the moment, already allows the presence of the public, although not 100%, something that by the end of the year could be a reality. That is if the summer does not hold an increase in infections. For now, uncertainty reigns. In 2019, around this time, tickets had been on sale for weeks. This year they cannot be purchased yet nor is there an estimated date for it.

Gerard Piqué has no choice but to improvise. To the problem of the entrances is added the experiment of the venues, whose result will be an enigma. To avoid schedule problems. in addition to Madrid, Turin and Innsbruck will host the event. The matches in Spain and the final rounds will be held in Spain, although the Caja Mágica will go to the Madrid Arena. This new stadium has 500 fewer seats and does not have two attached courts as the old headquarters did. Tennis, therefore, is reduced in Madrid to give life to other cities and facilitate the schedule. Something that at an organizational and expense level it can be a problem for Piqué.

A LITTLE HOPE FUTURE

After the setback of the first year and the scare of 2020, the news of this course augurs another bad fact for the footballer. According to the Matchtenis medium, Piqué may not see any benefits until 2025. Along the way is Rakuten, the main sponsor of this new Davis Cup, who would be the great loser of an experiment that does not finish curdling.

In case the economic issue was not too inconvenient, there is also the sports section. The ‘Super League’ fueled the debate among the spectators, but the worst thing for Gerard Piqué is that highly relevant tennis players still do not give the go-ahead to the format. What’s more, they ask for a step back. Not only Roger Federer, who perhaps had few tournaments left to play, but also young people like Alexander Zverev who will soon assume a role more than a protagonist in the circuit.

The great banner of this Davis Cup is Rafael Nadal, who has always supported his friend Piqué. This year, despite the celebration of the Olympic Games, their presence is assured. The problem for Piqué is that the end of the Balearic Islands is getting closer and closer. The same happens with other figures like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. And after that? The passion for tennis can plummet as it happens in Spain (the number of licenses continues to decline) and the Davis Cup cease to be an important event. If the present has caused problems for Piqué, the future does not seem too hopeful. Covid-19 has forced him to improvise. Without tickets for sale and with the experiment of the venues to be evaluated, it will be difficult for the soccer player to get the accounts in this 2021.

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