The Hopman Cup lands in Bari: landing in Italy between history and change

In 1989, three Australian tennis players and friends, Paul McNamee, Charlie Fancutt and Pat Cash, founded the Hopman Cup. The name was given in honor of the legendary Harry Hopman, captain of Australia in 16 Davis Cup victories. Hopman, who passed away on December 27, 1985, never saw the competition. His second wife, Lucy, attended the event until his death in 2018, thus observing the numerous changes that the competition has undergone over the …