Piqué, former owner of the Davis Cup, explains the changes he would like to see in tennis: "If you miss the first serve, it's a point for your opponent."
In 2018, Gerard Piqué and his group Kosmos reached an agreement with the ITF for organizing the Davis Cup for 25 years.
But after the failure of the format change, which significantly reduced the interest and popularity of the competition, the contract between the ITF and Kosmos ended in 2023.
In the latest podcast of former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, Gerard Piqué expressed his views on the transformations he believes are necessary for the future of tennis:
"We tried to change certain things, but it was impossible. The ITF doesn't want to change anything. The federation is run by elderly people who are afraid of change.
Tennis is a spectacular sport, but the statistics show it: fewer and fewer people are playing tennis. People are increasingly playing padel or pickleball in the United States.
So after that, if fewer people play tennis, fewer people follow the sport. Tennis will lose fans if no one finds solutions.
Why have two serves allowed? If you miss the first serve, it's a point for the opponent. Otherwise, it's 30 more seconds of a guy bouncing the ball on the ground. People don't want to see that.
They also don't want to see a long five-minute game with deuce - advantage, deuce - advantage. There should be a decisive point at deuce."
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