Is the Davis Cup still considered a "big tournament" nowadays?

[Entername]

In the modern game, the majors, Masters 1000s, YECs, and Olympics are considered the biggest events in tennis but in the not-so distant past, the Davis Cup was an extremely important event to each player's legacy and in the tennis calendar year.

As "recent" as the days of Becker/Edberg, and even Sampras/Agassi/Courier eras the DC was a very important event to all the players.

Is that still the case today and would you still consider the DC a "big tournament"?

 

[Deleted member 748597]

It's all about the Laver Cup now.

 

[sureshs]

It is an anachronism in an age where players rely on sponsorships by global multinationals, train outside their country, domicile outside their country to avoid taxes, and choose doubles partners from other countries. The forced patriotism and camaraderie is painful to watch.

 

[Open Stance]

I watch tennis all the time and I can't remember the last time I watched a DC match. It's been years.

 

[Backspin1183]

I don't think Davis Cup had been big the last 10 years or so before Shakira's man took it to Spain.

 

[Spencer Gore]

No. It used to be massive. Almost as big as the slams.

 

[Cupcake]

I've watched tennis for years. Once even traveled to see it in Las Vegas. But the tennis was secondary to the gambling and other entertainment there. Also was coincidentally in Zimbabwe when the US team was playing there many years ago. Never even considered going.

Davis Cup has never been important in my mind. Sure, history, bla,bla. But really, what's the point?

 

[Cupcake]

dup

 

[Bumbaliceps]

It doesn't even exist anymore

 

[Mustard]

Not since Gerard Pique ruined it for his personal profit accumulation. It's outrageous that it was allowed to happen.

 

[Aabye5]

No. They broke it...

It really has me piqued.

 

[sureshs]

No. It used to be massive. Almost as big as the slams.

It used to be interesting in the Cold War era with sports supposedly a measure of a country's superiority, and at a time when countries with little to lose tried to muster up some false pride and satisfaction in such events. I think people are more practical these days, and that is a good thing.

 

[Aabye5]

It used to be interesting in the Cold War era with sports supposedly a measure of a country's superiority, and at a time when countries with little to lose tried to muster up some false pride and satisfaction in such events. I think people are more practical these days, and that is a good thing.

Sure. Just turn on the news...

 

[Kralingen]

Not since Gerard Pique ruined it for his personal profit accumulation. It's outrageous that it was allowed to happen.

Well, don't forget Rakuten and Oracle's CEOs. Pique is just the face of it.

 

[sureshs]

Sure. Just turn on the news...

If you are talking about soccer or cricket World Cups or the Olympics, much of the enthusiasm is false. People do it for enjoyment and don't believe in it anymore like they used to.

 

[FrontHeadlock]

It's not a big tournament because it's poorly structured and because countries have very uneven amounts of talent.

You can basically win the Davis Cup as a country on the back of a single player, which is ridiculous.

 

[crimson87]

Davis cup was the best about tennis until pique ruined it

 

[Spencer Gore]

It used to be interesting in the Cold War era with sports supposedly a measure of a country's superiority, and at a time when countries with little to lose tried to muster up some false pride and satisfaction in such events. I think people are more practical these days, and that is a good thing.

It had absolutely nothing to do with the Cold War.