If we put the International Tennis Federation and the Lawn Tennis Association in a ring and I was a betting woman, I would lay my life savings on the ITF to win this bout.
Apparently Roger Draper, the chief executive of the LTA, went on record with this comment:  “We have enough problems sorting out British tennis without worrying about world tennis, but I think it would be good to get it sorted out. My personal view is that it would be fantastic if we could make the Davis Cup like the [football] World Cup, and stage it every two or …read more

A couple months ago, controversy swirled around the allegations that Tommy Haas was poisoned at a Davis Cup match in Moscow.
Haas pulled out of his match against Mikhail Youzhny with a suspected stomach virus which gave the 3-2 win to the Russians and a trip to the Davis Cup final. A German teammate of Haas’ was told by a Russian athletic manager that it was poison, not a virus.
The International Tennis Federation has since looked into the debacle and has determined that there is no medical information or other evidence to support the allegations. The ITF said, “There will be …read more