Gerard Pique answers Lleyton Hewitt's criticism around him
Lleyton Hewitt had strongly criticized Kosmos' founder Gerard Pique while speaking about the new Davis Cup format. This is what the Spaniard had to say in an interview to Marca: "I respect his opinion because he is an unbelievable tennis player, he still plays doubles, doesn't he? I (want to) just tell him that Kosmos is not just its chief but we are a team. A tram that knows and understands tennis and involves former players like Albert Costa and Galo Blanco who played Davis Cup and Grand Slam. When I started this project the first thing clear to me was to be surrounded by people who knew tennis and tennis players, federations and fans to create a big event that the Davis Cup deserves. They may not see how I can be interested in tennis, they seem me as (an outsider); I am just a big fan who wants to hold an unbelievable event."
Pique added: "It's the most important team competition, an event that has a lot of history and that we have been playing since 1900. We want it to evolve and so we work with ITF. I am sure that year by year the Davis Cup will go improving."
The 32-year-old also commented on the challenges of convincing players to support the new format: "It has been the toughest part, I will not deny it. You had different opinions about the new format and all of them were respectful. Players like it, others do not. Our goal is that in November everything goes perfect and it will be a great tennis festival. In a sport like this, it's very difficult to have all the stars in the same event because the calendar is very packed, you have injuries, different interests... But we signed a 25-year agreement, not one."
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