Shakira And Gerard Piqué With A Stronger And Lasting Love

Due to work commitments, the Colombian singer Shakira is in the Big Apple with her great love Gerad Piqué

The footballer Gerard Piqué and the Colombian singer Shakira are in the Big Apple to give world visibility to the new Davis Cup, a tournament that the Kosmos company, owned by Barça, has tried to update with important changes, which have not been well received by everybody.

Despite all this, Shakira and Gerard Piqué show that they have a stronger and lasting love, even in the face of each other’s personal activities, mutual support is what has kept them as a stable couple during these years.

This time they were seen alone, without their children Sasha and Milan, Shakira looked very fresh with a simple outfit in black, while Gerad elegant with a dark suit and white shirt.

What did they do in New York?

The athlete and his partner, who have also been seen at the US Open held in Flushing Meadows, posed smiling in front of the majestic Davis Cup in a mythical New York setting, with the Empire State Building in the background, and showing the close relationship they enjoy. "They have been a complicated few months," admitted the footballer.

"Obviously the format of such a traditional and historical competition changes, and there are people who from the beginning did not agree," he said about the first edition of the Davis Cup Rakuten in Madrid, which will be held from November 18 to 24. .

And this is the first year since the tournament began, in 1900, which will be held in a single week, instead of four different weekends, and therefore will take place in a single city.

At the event in New York, held at Sony’s headquarters in Manhattan, the collaboration between the Davis Cup and that entertainment giant for the organization of the tournament was also announced, a company with which precisely Shakira has a historical relationship, by signing a contract at age 13.

Piqué declared this Thursday "very happy" for the acceptance that the new concept of the Davis Cup has received, despite the fact that the Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number 1, did not announce until a few days ago his participation in a tournament for the showing no signs of affection.

"We have spoken with all the players and this year for now, if we touch wood and there are no injuries, 19 of the top 20 (tennis players) will be able to participate," insisted the businessman and FC Barcelona player. "This is great news," said Piqué about the incorporation of Djokovic, with whom he said he has a "very, very good relationship."

The one who has not yet confirmed his participation is the German Alexander Zverev, number 6 of the ATP, who initially said that the tournament was going to be held at a time when he wanted to take a break, although he later announced his participation in another sporting event .

"Alex is the only one who right now is not confirmed for different reasons, but hey. That’s what we’re doing," said the athlete, who was attended by David Haggerty, the president of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). .

The azulgrana pointed out that an effort had to be made to convince the players that Davis is a "unique competition" because "representing their countries is the best there can be in any sport." "Alex (…) is being more complicated," he stressed.

Regarding the preparations for the tournament, which will take place in Madrid’s Caja Mágica, the Kosmos president noted that "there is little left to start", while clarifying that "there is a lot of work ahead."

And about the choice of Madrid instead of Barcelona as the venue for this Davis Cup, in which 18 national teams will compete for the trophy, he spoke precisely of the Caja Mágica, which in its day was built for possible Olympics in the city.

"I think that (the Caja Mágica facilities) are perfect to host a competition of this caliber," while pointing out that, as Madrid is the capital of the country, there are more flights and connections are much better. "The interest that this competition is having a few years ago was unthinkable," declared Piqué. "

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