{"id":292300,"date":"2023-09-12T17:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292300"},"modified":"2023-09-12T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:33:59","slug":"wawrinka-slams-pique-and-davis-cup-organisers-for-changing-its-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/wawrinka-slams-pique-and-davis-cup-organisers-for-changing-its-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Wawrinka SLAMS Pique and Davis Cup organisers for changing its format"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Stan Wawrinka SLAMS Gerard Pique and Davis Cup organisers for changing its format in furious social media outburst&#8230; with thousands of empty seats in Manchester Arena to watch Switzerland take on France<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wawrinka has taken to social media to criticise Pique over the Davis Cup format\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pique&#8217;s company, Kosmos, changed the rules in 2019 which has affected crowds\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wawrinka showed a video of a near-empty Manchester Arena as he played\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tennis star\u00a0Stan Wawrinka has taken to social media to criticise Gerard Pique\u00a0and his company Kosmos as he showed a video with thousands of empty seats in the ATP Davis Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Pique&#8217;s company, Kosmos, changed the tournament&#8217;s lay-out back in 2019 as the Davis Cup now includes a group stage, played in several cities around Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The format has been widely criticised, with smaller crowds in attendance since it has changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland took on France in Manchester on Tuesday, withg Wawrinka taking to X to criticise Pique as he showed video footage of the near-empty stadium.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: &#8216;Thank you @3gerardpique @ITFTennis! Davis Cup\u00a0France vs Switzerland in Manchester lol&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/16\/75341673-12509697-image-a-1_1694534115035.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stan Wawrinka took to social media to criticise Gerard Pique for the small crowd in Manhcester<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/16\/75341691-12509697-image-a-2_1694534116916.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pique&#8217;s company Kosmos changed the rules for the tournament in 2019 and face criticism<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka is not the first person to criticise the format, or Pique.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium&#8217;s former French Open semi-finalist Filip Dewulf, now a journalist, posted a picture of a largely empty stadium at the Caja Magica (Magic Box) prior to his country&#8217;s opening group match on Monday against Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Spanaird denied this as he accused Dewulf of taking pictures before the match had started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s easy to take a picture before the players have arrived on court and criticise. The true atmosphere during the game is this one,&#8217; he said before following up with a photo of a packed stand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/17\/75342507-12509697-image-a-22_1694534813499.jpg\" height=\"1073\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka recorded a video of the stands at the Manchester Arena<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/17\/75342509-12509697-image-a-23_1694534816596.jpg\" height=\"1063\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There were a handful of Swiss supporters in attendance as Wawrinka took to the court<\/p>\n<p>He finalised: &#8216;Are you sure there are just 15 (people in the stands)!?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Pique is yet to repsond to Wawrinka&#8217;s criticism, with it clear that the format isn&#8217;t attracting large crowds.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss have only won the Davis Cup once, back when 38-year-old Wawrinka lined up alongside Roger Federer to beat france in Lille.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka will be hoping that he can repeat the feat and that crowds pick up as the tournament progresses.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pique is under pressure as there are minimal crowds turning out for the Davis Cup under its new format.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12509697\/Stan-Wawrinka-Gerard-Pique-Davis-Cup-Switzerland-France.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stan Wawrinka SLAMS Gerard Pique and Davis Cup organisers for changing its format in furious social media outburst&#8230; 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