The bleak and worrying image of the Davis Cup by Piqué in Turin before the Colombia-USA

Desolate and worrying image that could be seen this Sunday in the tie of the Davis Cup that faced Colombia with USA. The stands of the Pala Alpitour of the city of Turin, one of the three venues of the tournament, were practically empty to live the matches between both national teams. Italian fans did respond when it was their country that was in the running, but once qualified they were absent en masse from the remaining duel, with a possible best second to quarterfinals at stake.

In search of the pass, both Colombian and American tennis players had to live the surreal situation of living such important matches with soulless stands and far away from the usual atmosphere that historically has always accompanied the Davis Cup. The organization of the tournament, led by the company of Gerard Piqué, Kosmos Tennis, has tried to lower prices and sell the tournament during the previous days, but the truth is that beyond the qualifying rounds of the hosts, the stands can leave images like the one seen this Sunday in Turin.

This type of situation has generated a lot of criticism about the management of Gerard Piqué and your company, Cosmos Tennis, since they took control of the rights to the competition. The last to hit the Barcelona player was the Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt, who did not hesitate to assure that “they are killing” the Davis Cup.

“Some of my best memories are linked to the Davis Cup, with the semi-finals and finals in full stadiums. It didn’t matter if it was in Australia or if it was Hawaii, the atmosphere was incredible. The Davis Cup remained at the top of our sport and it was played to five sets. We finish with that and then also with playing at home or away. Playing a round with three teams is not the same as having matches throughout the year, “he added.