How Sinner led Italy to Davis Cup glory over Djokovic and the rest, BJK Cup draw and the Next Gen hits Saudi

George Bellshaw is still on holiday for one more week so former player turned now presenter, commentator and broadcaster Pippa Horn joins James Gray (inews.co.uk and i newspaper) and Calvin Betton (ATP coach)

• Italy win the Davis Cup final, powered by the brilliant Jannik Sinner
• How did he save three match points against Novak Djokovic?
• Will captains ever learn that singles players are *bad* at doubles?
• Is Sinner beating Djokovic his Andy Murray 2012 Olympics moment?
• Is the Davis Cup format finally working?
• 2024 BJK Cup draw
• Great Britain are handed France again - this time away in April
• What surface will they give us? How will the British women fare?
• Next Gen Finals preview
• Is this the thin end of the wedge that sees Saudi Arabia take over tennis move into tennis? Jon Wertheim's story is here: https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/status/1728825313642307777
• Is there anything anyone can do?
• What about the new rules?
• No on-court warm-up: Matches will start immediately after the coin toss, with a separate practice court available for warm-ups.
• Shot-Clock Reductions: A new maximum of eight seconds will be introduced between first and second serves. This also applies after a let on first or second serve. As in previous editions, time between points will be reduced from 25 to 15 seconds if the previous point includes fewer than three shots.
• Each set will be first to four games with a tie-break played at 3-3. Games will be played using the No-Ad scoring format with the server choosing the service box.
• TV coverage of the professional tennis tours is going back to Sky in the UK
• Wimbledon’s expansion plans have hit planning permission problems, here is James's in-depth long read on the top https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-200m-headache-residents-halting-expansion-plans-2770548

AND FINALLY

• Caroline Garcia breaking the mould by going to Antarctica on holiday rather than the Maldives or Miami

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