By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, October 21, 2024
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Prepare for a blockbuster border battle.
Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz and Danielle Collins will lead the United States against northern neighbor Canada, led by Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez, at the United Cup in December.
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The 2025 United Cup is set for December 27-January 5, 2025 in Perth and Sydney.
Top-seeded Team USA—which also features Denis Kudla, Robert Galloway and Desirae Krawczyk—heads Group A in Perth along with Canada and a nation to be announced on November 18th.
The 2025 United Cup marks former US Open champion Gauff's debut at the competition.
Sydney will host a rare couples clash in Group F.
Host Australia is led by Alex de Minaur, Matthew Ebden, Olivia Gadecki and Ellen Perez.
The Aussies will face a British squad anchored by de Minaur's girlfriend, WTA star Katie Boulter, as well as left-hander Jack Draper and Joe Salisbury.
Reigning Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz head Poland, which will be the team to beat in Group B staged in Sydney.
Defending champion Germany, anchored by Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund, is the No. 11 seed. Germany will play China and Brazil in Group E contested in Perth.
Here's the United Cup press release on today's draw:
Perth
Top seeds Team 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 Arena in Perth, alongside Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez’s Team Canada and a third team to be confirmed in November.
Third seeds Team Greece, led by popular duo Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, both former world No.3s, have been drawn into Group C.
Kazakhstan featuring world No.5 Elena Rybakina and Team Spain also feature. Team China’s Paris 2024 Olympic 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
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz’s Team Poland top Group B in Sydney. They will face Czechia’s Karolina Muchova and Tomas Machac and Casper Ruud’s Team Norway.
Group D will feature this year’s Roland Garros and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini and Flavio Cobolli of Team Italy and France’sUgo Humbert and Diane Parry.
Team Switzerland complete the group with Belinda Bencic,who returns to professional tennis after giving birth to her daughter Bella in April, alongside Dominic Stricker.
Team Australia, led by Alex de Minaur and Olivia Gadecki, return to Sydney as part of Group F. They will face No.6 seeds Great Britain, featuring debutant Jack Draper and Katie Boulter. A third team, to also be confirmed in November, completes the group.
“To play in Sydney is pretty exciting for Alex, he loves playing on Ken Rosewall Arena, we know how well he plays out there, so it’s a good opportunity,” former world No. 1 and Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt said. “Alex always plays well on Ken Rosewall Arena, he gets the home crowd advantage out there as well.
"Hopefully he can push deep … get as many matches as possible through the United Cup and give himself the best preparation for the Australian Open.”