Updated10/22/2024 2:08:00 AM
The schedule for the United Cup 2025 has been released as tickets to the tournament’s group stage go on sale today at 5.00pm local time in Perth and Sydney.
The world’s best tennis players are set for some thrilling match-ups at the third edition of the innovative mixed team event when action unfolds from Friday 27 December to Sunday 5 January.
The United Cup will host seven of the world’s top 10 women and six of the world’s top 12 men, including superstars Alex de Minaur, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jasmine Paolini.
An exciting crop of next generation tennis stars including Jack Draper, Tomas Machac, Flavio Cobolli and Australia’s new top-100 star Olivia Gadecki will also feature.
At RAC Arena in Perth, Team USA, Greece, China, Germany, Canada and more will contest the group stage when the event begins on Friday 27 December.
Top seeds United States will face Canada in their opening Group A tie on Sunday 29 December.
At Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia will kick off its campaign on Saturday 28 December. The host country will then face Great Britain in a blockbuster New Year’s Day clash.
Other countries in Sydney include Poland, Italy, France, Czechia, Switzerland and Norway.
Each tie at the United Cup will comprise one men’s singles and one women’s singles match followed by one mixed doubles match.
Singles matches are best-of-three tiebreak sets. Mixed doubles matches are two tiebreak sets with a deciding match tiebreak (10 points) at one set-all.
In Perth, the day session will start at 10.00am and 5.00pm local time for the night session.
In Sydney, the day session will begin at 10.30am and 5.30pm for the second session.
Group winners in each city advance to the quarterfinals with one quarterfinal spot in each city awarded to the best runner up in that city.
Winners will progress to the semifinals and final to be played in Sydney.
Adult prices start from $40 and from $20 for children 3–12 years of age. Family passes (two adults and two children) start from $100.
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