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Davis Cup Final May Be Played at Neutral Venue

SOCHI, Russia — The International Tennis Federation is considering playing future Davis Cup finals at a neutral venue.

ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti told The Associated Press on Sunday that the idea is among several proposed changes to the competition, along with fifth-set tiebreakers to prevent marathon matches.

Ricci Bitti characterized the ideas as "small changes within these big basic principles that you want to defend."

Under the current system, hosting of Davis Cup matches alternates, with the host of the previous encounter between two teams becoming the traveling team for their next meeting — even if it's the final.