ATP – Finals > The big announcement from Andrea Gaudenzi, director of the ATP: “I spoke about it with Roger Federer and I would like to return to the five-set format in the Masters 1000 final”

This is an announcement that risks dividing Tennis players and fans.

Abolished following the 2007 edition of the Miami tournament, the best-of-five-set format in the Masters 1000 final risks making a comeback if we are to believe the recent comments of the current president of the ATP.

Recently interviewed by the Italian press on the sidelines of the Turin Masters, Gaudenzi explained that the motivation was mainly financial.

“I would like to return to the five-set format in the Masters 1000 final. I spoke about it with Federer at the Laver Cup: the biggest matches in our sport were played in the best of five sets. Is it possible to return to the best of five rounds for the Masters 1000 finals? Yes, that would be our decision. Not right away, but we can't have a sport where, in 30 years, no one remembers the most important matches. Tennis has a billion viewers, but it only monetizes 1.3% of them in the media. The demand is there, but the sales capacity to improve it is lacking. But the game of tennis and its duration are fine as they are. »

Published on Thursday November 14, 2024 at 6:08 p.m.