Gerard Pique 直面するing fight with Roger Federer over 競争相手 tennis team events に引き続いて Davis Cup 支配する changes

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Gerard Pique has 始める，決める up the intriguing 可能性 of locking horns with Roger Federer over the 競争相手 tennis team events that they are 伴う／関わるd in 促進するing.

The Barcelona football 星／主役にする, whose company Kosmos has won the 権利s to organise the new Davis Cup 判型, has 明らかにする／漏らすd that he is now looking to 持つ／拘留する the 18-team 決勝戦 jamboree in September rather than November.

That could mean a 可能性のある 衝突／不一致 from 2019 with the Laver Cup, the Europe versus 残り／休憩（する） of the World 展示 event まず第一に／本来 run by Federer and his Team8 管理／経営 group.

Gerard Pique's company Kosmos won the 権利 to organise the new Davis Cup 判型

Earlier this month a 議論の的になる 投票（する） の中で International Tennis 連合 countries saw Kosmos 許すd to change the Davis Cup to a system featuring a 決勝戦 week on one 場所／位置, with Madrid favourite to be the 初期の host.

The 初めの 提案するd date was late November, but as this is in the middle of an already 簡潔な／要約する off-season many players have 示すd they want it brought 今後.

Pique told フラン's Le Figaro: 'After talking with most of the players, most prefer the Davis Cup to take place in September. I want to 始める，決める up a 競争 in 一致 with what they want.

'All prefer September to November. The season is very long and they want the Davis Cup at that time. At Kosmos, we are working to find the best date for the Davis Cup in September.'

A September compe tition could 衝突／不一致 with the Roger Federer-支援するd Laver Cup?

Yet Federer and his team 発表するd last week that the 2019 版 of the Laver Cup will take place from September 20-22 in Geneva. Next year's US Open will not finish until September 8 and later on in the month the lucrative Asian swing of tournaments begin.

Taking on the 影響力のある Federer could be a dangerous game, even with his career 近づく its end. The Laver Cup could, however, be 攻撃を受けやすい, にもかかわらず its strong 財政上の 支援.

This year's event in Chicago next month is 行方不明の several 最高の，を越す European players such as Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic, その為に 土台を崩すing its 信用性 as a serious Ryder cup-style 競争.

Several 最高の，を越す players, 含むing Rafael Nadal, won't be competing in this year's Laver Cup

On Friday Federer was guarded, 説: 'I think we've still got a long way to go until we got all the facts on the （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する from the ITF, what their exact thoughts are about the Davis Cup. I'm only 審理，公聴会 rumours, nothing has really been 始める，決める in 石／投石する yet.'

Fur ther 複雑にするing the 問題／発行する is the ATP 小旅行する setting up, from 2020, a World Team Cup for the men to take place in 多重の cities around Australia every January ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

There is the danger of the Davis Cup 決勝戦 week taking place barely five weeks before another men's team 競争 with a 類似の 判型, a 潜在的に ludicrous 状況／情勢.

The Davis Cup changes, 投票（する）d through in a secret 投票（する）, have already 原因（となる）d 論争 with many tennis 人物／姿／数字s in countries like フラン, 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain, Australia and Germany against them.

There is also 理解できる 憤慨 within the women's game that they are 存在 overlooked まっただ中に all the frantic activity and butting of 長，率いるs between 競争相手 治める／統治するing groups.?