Kosmos Tennis sues ITF for ending Davis Cup partnership

MADRID -- Former Barcelona defender Gerard Piqu's investment group Kosmos Tennis said Wednesday it has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the International Tennis Federation for ending their partnership to organize the Davis Cup.

Kosmos, which is chaired by Piqu, filed a suit at the Court of Arbitration for Sport blaming the ITF for an "unjustified termination of the contract between both parties for the organization of the Davis Cup for 25 years, and for damages to the company."

The ITF earlier this month said it ended its Davis Cup partnership with Kosmos without providing details for the reasons behind the decision. It said it will run this year's Davis Cup on its own.