Opposition to the ITF's Davis Cup reforms could be gathering momentum just a couple of weeks before a vote on the changes.
European tennis federations have been urged by the chief of Tennis Europe to ask more questions about the ITF's various reforms, including planned Davis Cup changes. In addition, Tennis Australia has told the ITF Board and other Davis Cup nations it will not vote in favor because key specifics have not been given in the plans.
A spate of recent inquiries from member nations was mentioned in the letter issued by the President of Tennis Europe, Vladmir Dmitriev, which appears to have been distributed to the 50 nations belonging to Tennis Europe.
It expressed two significant concerns about the Davis Cup reforms approved by the ITF Board, which international federations are scheduled to vote on at the ITF's Annual General Meeting at Orlando, Florida. The changes to the team competition would include switching to an 18-nation, one-week competition for $20 million played during the final week of the season, though a week of home and away ties has since been added.
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