'It has become a joke,' - John Lloyd opens up on Davis Cup's quality

Overview

• John Lloyd opened up on the reduced quality of the Davis Cup and claimed it has become a bit of a joke
• The former British player added that a majority of the Top 10-ranked ATP stars were not a part of it in 2025
• While he felt the fans from the host country would watch the tournament in stadiums, Lloyd said its quality has reduced

John Lloyd opened up on the reduced quality of the Davis Cup and claimed it has become a bit of a joke. The former British player added that a majority of the Top 10-ranked ATP stars were not a part of it in 2025. While he felt the fans from the host country would watch the tournament in stadiums, Lloyd said its quality has reduced.

Speaking on the Mitch Michals podcast, Lloyd expressed his sadness about the Davis Cup, not because Italy won it, but because of its reduced quality over the last few years. The former British player noted that the interest level among the viewers, barring the host nation, has also reduced over the last few years.

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"To be honest, my reaction was sadness, not because Italy won it, but because of where the Davis Cup has come now. I have been saying for years and years that the Davis Cup has become a bit of a joke. It's managed to get away with it because when it's being played in a different country, whether it's patriotic, you still get people coming to watch, no matter what," Lloyd said.

"Musetti and Sinner did not play because of physical reasons," - John Lloyd

He further said that the Davis Cup cannot be promoted as the best team competition in Tennis when its best players don't take part in it. "But you cannot have a competition that is billed as the greatest team competition when you have one player in the top 10 playing. You cannot fool the public," Lloyd added on the Mitch Michals podcast.

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"You can in Italy because they want to see their own country, and they are blessed with a lot of good players. But Musetti and Sinner did not play because of physical reasons," Lloyd said..