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Davis Cup Has Not Lost Its Charm, Recent IND-NED Clash Proves Its Enduring Legacy: Bopanna
This preference to individual efforts and dreams has resulted in the Davis Cup -- in its latest format -- being reduced to a two-day effort with matches cut down to best-of-three encounters from the previous best-of-five. The nostalgic experience of home and away ties on different surfaces, too, has been shunned and replaced by an eight-team Finals played in the caravan format.
However, despite these changes, Indian tennis legend Rohan Bopanna says the Davis Cup has not lost its charm and still attracts huge crowds, like during the India v Netherlands World Group First Round tie in Bengaluru a few months back. India, a three-time finalist in Davis Cup, defeated the Netherlands and has qualified for a clash with South Korea, with the winner of that match making it to the Finals.
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- 31 Mar 2026 02:55
