The 2024 Davis Cup Final is about to begin and preparations are already being finalized to end a season that has ended. Jannik sinnerworld number one and winner of 8 ATP titles (ATP Finals, Shanghai, US Open, Cincinnati, Halle, Miami, Rotterdam and Australian Open). Precisely, his team, Italy, will defend the throne against seven teams who aspire to obtain the highly anticipated “Salad Bowl”.
Why is it called Salad Bowl?
Besides the founder and participant of the Davis Cup, Dwight F. Davis was responsible for the design of the original trophy for the winner of the competition, and went to Sreve, Crump Low Co, of Boston, to order the famous “Salad Bowl”. However, no designer was capable of creating this marvel and eventually the William B. Durgin Company, one of the most expensive brands in the country, took on the work, with Rowland Rhodes being the designer of the first Cup trophy Davis. .
Rhodes, likewise, He included borders and different floral decorations in the trophy which gave it the shape of the current “Salad Bowl”. At first, the prize looked like a sort of “punch bowl”, that is, a container currently used for serving drinks. Its creator, meanwhile, said the classic tone of the trophy had a tone of “aristocratic air” that tennis had at that time. Over the years, they have also placed winners’ plaques around the Cup.
The caption explaining why it is called “Salad Bowl”
In modern times, there is still talk of a legend about the origin of the Davis Cup trophy. According to some sources, Dwight took a “punch bowl” from his grandmother’s house that he had given her himself. A few years ago and without her realizing it, he offered it to the winner of the first edition of the competition: the United States. Also, over time, his grandmother eventually found out and got very angry with him.
On the other hand, the Davis Cup, in its origins, was called ‘International Lawn Tennis Challengebut it was modified shortly after to finally be called the Davis Cup. Note that the creator of the title, Dwight F. Davis ended up becoming United States Secretary of War.
Features of the Davis Cup Trophy
The original trophy weighed approximately It weighed 6 kilos and measured approximately 30 to 35 centimeters. Likewise, it is considered the oldest trophy in the world in the history of sport and contains the champions of the first 19 editions, the silver platter those from 1920 to 1932 and, as there were no more space to attach later champions, Davis ordered a sort of wooden base to continue engraving the names of the rest of the teams that won the famous world title.
Over the years, the Saladier holds up to three layers of wood, It measures more than a meter high and wide and weighs 105 kilos.. Note that the following floors were added in 1969 and 2012 and, at the moment, it is possible to add the rest of the winners until 2036.
