Tennis News: United Cup 2025 to Host Blockbuster Draw

The world’s greatest tennis gamers are set for some thrilling match ups on the third version of the United Cup, the progressive combined groups occasion in Perth and Sydney from Friday, December 27 to Sunday, January 5, 2025. 

Staged towards a picturesque Sydney Harbour backdrop, 18 international locations have been drawn into six teams of three groups on the official draw as we speak. Todd Woodbridge, Casey Dellacqua and Lleyton Hewitt assisted with the official proceedings, whereas John Fitzgerald and Alicia Molik attended the United Cup draw occasion at The Ritz-Carlton at Elizabeth Quay in Perth.

Perth 

Prime seeds Group USA, led by 2023 US Open champion and world No.3 Coco Gauff and world No.6 and US Open finalist Taylor Fritz will headline Group A at RAC Enviornment in Perth, alongside Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez’s Group Canada and a 3rd staff to be confirmed in November. 

Third seeds Group Greece, led by standard duo Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, each former world No.3s, have been drawn into Group C. Kazakhstan that includes world No.5 Elena Rybakina and Group Spain additionally function. 

Group China’s Paris 2024 Olympic Video games singles gold medalist Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen headline Group E alongside defending United Cup champions Germany, led by world No.3 Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund, and Brazil’s world No.10 Beatriz Haddad Maia.

 Sydney 

5-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz’s Group Poland high Group B in Sydney. They may face Czechia’s Karolina Muchova and Tomas Machac and Casper Ruud’s Group Norway. 

Group D will function this yr’s Roland Garros and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini and Flavio Cobolli of Group Italy and France’sUgo Humbert and Diane Parry. Group Switzerland full the group with Belinda Bencic,who returns to skilled tennis after giving start to her daughter Bella in April, alongside Dominic Stricker. 

Group Australia, led by Alex de Minaur and Olivia Gadecki, return to Sydney as a part of Group F. They may face No.6 seeds Nice Britain, that includes debutant Jack Draper and Katie Boulter.

A 3rd staff, to even be confirmed in November, completes the group. 

“To play in Sydney is fairly thrilling for Alex, he loves taking part in on Ken Rosewall Enviornment, we all know how effectively he performs on the market, so it’s alternative,” Lleyton Hewitt stated. “Alex at all times performs effectively on Ken Rosewall Enviornment, he will get the house crowd benefit on the market as effectively. Hopefully he can push deep … get as many matches as attainable by the United Cup and provides himself the very best preparation for the Australian Open.”