STORM IN A PIQUE CUP
ROGER FEDERER is in a fit of pique over the new Davis Cup format devised by Barcelona star Gerard Pique.
Investment group Kosmos, fronted by Pique, are behind plans to turn the year-long team event into a week-long World Cup-style tournament.
Pique, partner of pop star Shakira, wants to stage it in September, directly after the US Open, but that would clash with another team event, the Laver Cup, a tournament run by Federer’s management group.
“It’s odd to see a footballer arrive and meddle in the tennis business,” Federer said. “Be careful, the Davis Cup should not become the Pique Cup.”