In this mixed tournament of players representing their country, which will take place from December 29 to January 7 in Perth, No.2 Iga Swiatek and Poland, seeded No.1, will meet Spain and a country to be determined.
If Djoko should use the tournament to prepare for the defense of his title at the Australian Open from January 15, the other tennis legend Rafael Nadal, who wishes to attempt a final comeback in 2024, was not announced with Spain. The United States, defending champions, led by Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula, will also play in Perth, against Australia and Great Britain.
Second-seeded Greece, which will include Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari among others, will begin in Sydney against a Canadian team including Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez. Aged 35, German Angelique Kerber, former world No.1, will also be present in Sydney for her return from maternity leave.
She will represent her country alongside Alexander Zverev against Italy and France’s Caroline Garcia and Adrian Mannarino. Borna Coric and Donna Vekic will lead Croatia against the Netherlands and Casper Ruud’s Norway. Each team, made up of three players, will compete in the group stage, with home and away matches in men’s and women’s singles and mixed doubles.
The group winners from each city advance to the quarter-finals, along with the best runner-up. The semi-finals and final will take place in Sydney and will feature a $15 million prize pool and ATP and WTA ranking points.
United Cup draw:
Perth
Group A – Poland, Spain, one nation to be confirmed
Group C – USA, Great Britain, Australia
Group E – Czech Republic, China, Serbia
Sydney
Group B – Greece, Canada, one nation to be confirmed
Group D – France, Italy, Germany
Group F – Croatia, Netherlands, Norway
