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Mailbag: Despite thrilling final, Davis Cup still needs to change current format

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Lots of people want to change the format, make it shorter in a neutral site in a format more friendly for the top players to show up and play.

This past weekend Davis Cup final is the epitome of all that is good with this format: the crowds going crazy yet with good sportsmanship (yes, they booed first serve faults and erratic ball tosses from the opposing players, but that was it), the whole stadium rocking, the incredible amounts of emotion in all players, the drama, even the length of the tie (nobody seemed upset about the long five-set matches .