"Hopman Cup about to become Flopman Cup" - Tennis fans furious over tournament's new edition and its shift from Australia to France

Tennis fans expressed their displeasure with the new edition of the Hopman Cup after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) made the announcement on Tuesday.The mixed-team tournament, which was held from 1989 to 2019 in the build-up to the Australian Open, was named after the late Harry Hopman, Australia's Davis Cup captain. It was replaced by another team event — the ATP Cup — in 2020 which featured only male players. The event is all set to return to the tour in 2023. However, it has been shifted from Australia to the city of Nice in France.It will be played from July 19-23 on the claycourts of the Nice Lawn Tennis Club. The city won the hosting rights for five years until 2027. While six teams will compete against each other in 2023 and 2024, two more will be added from 2025 onwards.Although fans used to love the tournament, they were not impressed with the news for various reasons like excessive team events, the shift from Australia to France, and a clay tournament right after Wimbledon.&quot;Am I the only one who thinks this is overkill? ATP Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup. How many cups do we need? It's not like these kinds of events cater to lower-ranked players either. Would just wish for just Hopman in Perth, in January,&quot; a fan tweeted.M.I.A@B_canadian2Am I the only one who thinks this is overkill? Atp cup, United cup, Hopman cup. How many cups to we need? It's not like these kind of events cater to lower ranked players either. Would just wish for just Hopman, in Perth, in January. twitter.com/ReemAbulleil/s…Reem Abulleil@ReemAbulleilITF announces the Hopman Cup will return to the tennis calendar and will be held in Nice, France from July 19-23, 2023.333ITF announces the Hopman Cup will return to the tennis calendar and will be held in Nice, France from July 19-23, 2023.Am I the only one who thinks this is overkill? Atp cup, United cup, Hopman cup. How many cups to we need? It's not like these kind of events cater to lower ranked players either. Would just wish for just Hopman, in Perth, in January. twitter.com/ReemAbulleil/s…&quot;Also, not for nothing but you could kind of understand the purpose behind naming it the Hopman Cup if it were held in Australia, but what’s really the fucking point if you’re going to take away even that context. Call it the Lenglen Cup or something (plus 6 teams? That’s pathetic),&quot; a user wrote.🎾 Angelic Scootus 😇 🚵&zwj;♂️@evilscootusAlso, not for nothing but you could kinda understand the purpose behind naming it the Hopman Cup if it were held in Australia, but what’s really the fucking point if you’re going to take away even that context. Call it the Lenglen Cup or something (plus 6 teams? That’s pathetic) twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergUnited Cup is the new opening week mixed team competition in Australia, but that doesn’t mean Hopman Cup is dead.The Hopman Cup is resurfacing next July in Nice, France.18038United Cup is the new opening week mixed team competition in Australia, but that doesn’t mean Hopman Cup is dead.The Hopman Cup is resurfacing next July in Nice, France. https://t.co/pLqwcBDcx8Also, not for nothing but you could kinda understand the purpose behind naming it the Hopman Cup if it were held in Australia, but what’s really the fucking point if you’re going to take away even that context. Call it the Lenglen Cup or something (plus 6 teams? That’s pathetic) twitter.com/benrothenberg/…&quot;It’s not the Hopman Cup if it’s not in Perth. Thanks Tennis Australia and the ATP for your little coup that killed its place in the summer calendar. United Cup is a hollow, compromised replacement,&quot; another tweet read.Sharon H@TrixieBelden_It’s not the Hopman Cup if it’s not in Perth. Thanks Tennis Australia and the ATP for your little coup that killed its place in the summer calendar. United Cup is a hollow, compromised replacement. #HopmanCup twitter.com/hopmancup/stat…Hopman Cup@hopmancupHOPMAN CUP 2023The Hopman Cup will be hosted from the 19th until the 23rd of July in Nice, France #hopmancup #itf #tennis138💥HOPMAN CUP 2023💥The Hopman Cup will be hosted from the 19th until the 23rd of July in Nice, France 🇫🇷#hopmancup #itf #tennis https://t.co/rI7uxBJMoxIt’s not the Hopman Cup if it’s not in Perth. Thanks Tennis Australia and the ATP for your little coup that killed its place in the summer calendar. United Cup is a hollow, compromised replacement. #HopmanCup twitter.com/hopmancup/stat…Here are some more fan reactions:Tennys Sandgren@TennysSandgren@BenRothenberg Tennis is so weird. These decisions are just bizarre to me11@BenRothenberg Tennis is so weird. These decisions are just bizarre to meNoah Rubin@Noahrubin33@BenRothenberg As more of a fan now, it is just too much to follow. Where next, what next, etc1@BenRothenberg As more of a fan now, it is just too much to follow. Where next, what next, etcdylan@dtodd97Hopman Cup about to become the Flopman Cup, bring it back to Perth where it belongs!! twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergUnited Cup is the new opening week mixed team competition in Australia, but that doesn’t mean Hopman Cup is dead.The Hopman Cup is resurfacing next July in Nice, France.18038United Cup is the new opening week mixed team competition in Australia, but that doesn’t mean Hopman Cup is dead.The Hopman Cup is resurfacing next July in Nice, France. https://t.co/pLqwcBDcx8Hopman Cup about to become the Flopman Cup, bring it back to Perth where it belongs!! twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…🎾 Angelic Scootus 😇 🚵&zwj;♂️@evilscootus@Goodie4petajane @lfsleigh @Hoobiemanchu @ChrisPana9 @rfgwyther What tennis should’ve done was leave the Hopman Cup name to the much bigger mixed teams event happening in Australia&amp; pick a new name for the new one that had a meaningful context for its French home. Alas, that’s what a competently run sport would do &amp; there aren’t many of those5@Goodie4petajane @lfsleigh @Hoobiemanchu @ChrisPana9 @rfgwyther What tennis should’ve done was leave the Hopman Cup name to the much bigger mixed teams event happening in Australia&amp; pick a new name for the new one that had a meaningful context for its French home. Alas, that’s what a competently run sport would do &amp; there aren’t many of thoseGman@GarryPa31881391@josemorgado How many team events do they need? It would be better to have 1 really good one that really means something.6@josemorgado How many team events do they need? It would be better to have 1 really good one that really means something.moonball enthusiast is ia@ninjaga20This is such a bad idea twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergUnited Cup is the new opening week mixed team competition in Australia, but that doesn’t mean Hopman Cup is dead.The Hopman Cup is resurfacing next July in Nice, France.138United Cup is the new opening week mixed team competition in Australia, but that doesn’t mean Hopman Cup is dead.The Hopman Cup is resurfacing next July in Nice, France. https://t.co/pLqwcBDcx8This is such a bad idea twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Russell Fuller@russellcfullerThe Hopman Cup is back, so along with the United Cup, tennis will have two mixed team events in 2023. Played on clay in Nice, and initially featuring six teams, it will unfortunately struggle to attract the best as it’s staged the week after Wimbledon.375The Hopman Cup is back, so along with the United Cup, tennis will have two mixed team events in 2023. Played on clay in Nice, and initially featuring six teams, it will unfortunately struggle to attract the best as it’s staged the week after Wimbledon.Hope Gainey@hope_gainey@BenRothenberg This is getting a little ridiculous.. it’s getting comical@BenRothenberg This is getting a little ridiculous.. it’s getting comicalThe change from Hopman Cup to ATP Cup to United CupCanada won the 2022 ATP CupThe Hopman Cup used to be a mixed-team exhibition tournament. With six titles, the United States was the most successful team in the 30-year history of the event. Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland were the winners in the last edition in 2019 when they defeated Germany's Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber.The ATP Cup replaced it as an all-men's event and its three editions saw Serbia, Russia, and Canada win the titles. When the ATP and WTA came together in September to replace the ATP Cup with another mixed-team tournament, the United Cup, fans welcomed the move and saw it as the return of the Hopman Cup with a different name.

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