United Cup Tennis

Nick Kyrgios' decision to withdraw from the United Cup has proven as divisive as the player himself, with the 11th-hour timing raising eyebrows.

[WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) We’ve got a great team and we’re all going to be out there doing our best. “Ultimately we’re just going to get ready. We’re out here to do everything we can possible to try and win this competition.” “We’ve all just heard,” De Minaur added. [Casper Ruud believes he can become World No 1 in Australia](https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/casper-ruud-believes-he-can-become-world-no-1-in-australia/) As far as the men’s side of this team goes, we’re in very capable hands still, so I’m not concerned that our chances have just diminished greatly or anything like that.

Week 1 will feature the United Cup, the new 18-country, mixed-teams event. The world's best players will be in action across Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, ...

[Hubert Hurkacz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview). 1 [Lukasz Kubot](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lukasz-kubot/k540/overview). Will the Italians be able to take it a step further in the [United Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/brisbane-perth-sydney/9900/2023/results), with Martina Trevisan on their side? [Arthur Rinderknech](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-rinderknech/rc91/overview) (No. Fans at the Queensland Tennis Centre enjoyed the first [ATP Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/atp-cup/8888/2022/results) in the city in 2020, and will now get a taste of the inaugural [United Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/brisbane-perth-sydney/9900/2023/results). 44 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings), who reached his maiden ATP Tour final in Australia last season at the [Adelaide International 2](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/adelaide/8998/overview), and [Adrian Mannarino](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adrian-mannarino/me82/overview) (No. [United Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/brisbane-perth-sydney/9900/2023/results). [Ken Rosewall](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ken-rosewall/r075/overview) Arena over the coming days. Tsitsipas takes on Team Bulgaria’s [Grigor Dimitrov](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview) in a blockbuster opening ATP singles match, and the World No. [Stefanos Tsitsipas](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview) and Maria Sakkari are the No. [Lleyton Hewitt](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lleyton-hewitt/h432/overview) and Samantha Stosur will aim to bring home fans joy and guide Team Australia to the title in Sydney over the next 11 days. The world's best players will be in action across Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, including Spaniard [Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview) and Poland's Iga Swiatek.

New joint ATP and WTA tournament is the sport's first attempt to harness the combined forces of the male and female games.

On Wednesday, on the eve of the new event and season, the event began with the news that Australia’s Nick Kyrgios had withdrawn due to an unspecified injury, meaning his keenly awaited match against Nadal has been cancelled. Rather than ties being contested over best of three rubbers, the event will be held over a more expansive best of five rubbers with 18 teams and the ties will be played over two days. At a time when both the social and financial value of women’s sports is rising, As a consequence, the prospect of watching Spain’s Rafael Nadal alongside Paula Badosa, Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz for Poland or Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece competing with Maria Sakkari is counterbalanced by the numerous far lower ranked players present. The Hopman Cup was one of the few places where those players would converge in competition, but while it was enjoyable and popular, it was ultimately an inconsequential exhibition. During the first week of Wimbledon in 2019, even with two grand slam singles titles up for contention, most of the attention early on came from an unexpected direction.

The Australian summer of tennis will kick-off with a brand new addition - the United Cup.

Followed by Winner Group A vs. Winner Group C vs. Time (ET) Time (GMT) Time (AEDT) [Group F](#grupo f) [Group E](#grupo e) [Group D](#grupo d) [Group C](#grupo c) [Group B](#grupo b) [Group A](#grupo a)

Welcome to Wide World of Sports' LIVE coverage of the inaugural United Cup from Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.

"I am relying on that confidence and whatever happens, happens. I think there is going to be a great appreciation for the fact Novak is back and playing the kind of tennis he is playing." When asked if he was concerned Djokovic would be booed wherever he plays, Tiley said he had "a great deal of confidence" in the Australian sporting community.

Australia kick off their United Cup campaign at Ken Rosewall Arena with a clash against Great Britain in Group D, but first up is a tantalising contest ...

But how will the United Cup actually work? It was a frosty reception from his Australian teammates when asked about it at the team press conference on Wednesday. There’s the first show of team camaraderie as well with the Czech team forming a little huddle and having a laugh after a few quiet words. Here’s an explainer of how the $22 million mixed gender event will actually work. The set lasted just on 30 minutes. He’s playing for a lot more than himself today.