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'Mind-boggling'- Barca star Pique slammed by Australian legend for tennis changes

In a strange sporting crossover, former tennis world number one Lleyton Hewitt has hit out at Barcelona star Gerard Pique for his influence over the Davis Cup.

Pique's company Kosmos has signed a mammoth $3 billion deal stretching 25 years with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) which will see them replace the Davis Cup with the World Cup of Tennis.

The new-look format will be held over 18-weeks, see matches restricted to three sets and have the final played in Spain.

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Hewitt, himself a Davis Cup winner, is less than impressed with the changes Pique's company is overseeing.