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Kyrgios excited for mixed-gender United Cup

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Kyrgios excited for mixed-gender United Cup

The United Cup begins next week and Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios is ready for the mixed-gender event, calling it “incredibly important”.

Update:

In Australia, it’s summertime. And the season is kicking off with a brand new tournament, the United Cup. 18 national teams will face off in this mixed-gender tournament. The tournament replaces the ATP Cup, which lasted only three years, and is part of tennis’ ongoing efforts to promote equality in the sport.

Kyrgios excited to play in “very important event”

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios is one of the competitors in the United Cup. His team will compete against Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Harriet Dart and Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Paula Badosa. Kyrgios spoke to the media about the importance of having a mixed-gender event.

“I think it’s just a great event to have,” said Kyrgios. “An event where females and males come together as one to represent their nation, I think that’s incredibly important.”

Each team at the event will include up to four women and up to four men and the tournament will have 500 WTA and 500 ATP ranking points available. Each contest will include four matches in singles (two between women and two between men) and one match in mixed doubles. The tournament carries $15 million in prize money.

“I think it’s very important to have this event in general,” said Kyrgios. “Because we don’t have many events during the year where both male and females are playing in the same event together, competing for prize money, a title, and representing your country all in one.

When and where is the United Cup?

Unlike the ATP Cup, the United Cup will be held in three different cities in Australia - Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney.  It will take place over 11 days from Thursday, December 29, 2022 to Sunday, January 8, 2023.

Each city hots two different groups comprised of three countries each from December 29 to January 4. Then, the top four nations will compete in Sydney from January 6 to 8.

Following the United Cup, the first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open will begin in Melbourne Park on January 16.

Which nations and players will participate in the United Cup?

There are 18 participating countries in the 2023 United Cup.  Below is a list of all countries and athletes from each that will play at the tournament.

Perth

Group A

Greece

  • Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • Maria Sakkari
  • Michail Pervolarakis
  • Despina Papamichail
  • Stefanos Sakellardidis
  • Valentini Grammatikopoulou
  • Petros Tsitsipas
  • Sapfo Sakellaridi

Belgium

  • David Goffin
  • Elise Mertens
  • Zizou Bergs
  • Alison Van Uytvanck
  • Kimmer Coppejans
  • Magali Kempen
  • Michael Geerts
  • Kirsten Flipkens

Bulgaria

  • Grigor Dimitrov
  • Viktoriya Tomova
  • Dimitar Kuzmanov
  • Isabella Shinikova
  • Adrian Andreev
  • Gergana Topalova
  • Alexandar Lazarov

Group F

France

  • Arthur Rinderknech
  • Caroline Garcia
  • Adrian Mannarino
  • Alize Cornet
  • Manuel Guinard
  • Leolia Jeanjean
  • Edouard Roger-Vasselin
  • Jessika Ponchet

Croatia

  • Borna Coric
  • Petra Martic
  • Borna Gojo
  • Donna Vekic
  • Matija Pecotic
  • Tara Wurth
  • Petra Marcinko

Argentina

  • Diego Schwartzman
  • Nadia Podoroska
  • Francisco Cerundolo
  • Maria Carle
  • Federico Coria
  • Paula Ormaechea
  • Andres Molteni

Brisbane

Group B

Poland

  • Hubert Hurkacz
  • Iga Swiatek
  • Kamil Majchrzak
  • Magda Linette
  • Daniel Michalski
  • Weronika Falkowska
  • Lukasz Kubot
  • Alicja Rosolska

Switzerland

  • Stan Wawrinka
  • Belinda Bencic
  • Marc-Andrea Huesler
  • Jil Teichmann
  • Dominic Stricker
  • Ylena In-Albon
  • Alexander Ritschard
  • Joanne Zuger

Kazakhstan

  • Alexander Bublik
  • Yulia Putintseva
  • Timofey Skatov
  • Zhibek Kulambayeva
  • Denis Yevseyev
  • Gozal Ainitdinova
  • Grigoriy Lomaki

Group E

Italy

  • Matteo Berrettini
  • Martina Trevisan
  • Lorenzo Musetti
  • Lucia Bronzetti
  • Andrea Vavassori
  • Camila Rosatello
  • Marco Bortolotti
  • Nuria Brancaccio

Brazil

  • Thiago Monteiro
  • Beatriz Haddad Maia
  • Felipe Meligeni Alves
  • Laura Pigossi
  • Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
  • Carolina Alves
  • Rafael Matos
  • Luisa Stefani

Norway

  • Casper Ruud
  • Ulrikke Eikeri
  • Viktor Durasovic
  • Malene Helgo
  • Andreja Petrovic
  • Lilly Haseth

Sydney

Group C

USA

  • Taylor Fritz
  • Jessica Pegula
  • Frances Tiafoe
  • Madison Keys
  • Denis Kudla
  • Alycia Parks
  • Hunter Reese
  • Desirae Krawczyk

Germany

  • Alexander Zverev
  • Laura Siegemund
  • Oscar Otte
  • Jule Niemeier
  • Daniel Altmaier
  • Anna-Lena Friedsam
  • Fabian Fallert
  • Julia Lohoff

Czech Republic

  • Jiri Lehecka
  • Petra Kvitova
  • Tomas Machac
  • Marie Bouzkova
  • Dalibor Svrcina
  • Jesika Maleckova

Group D

Spain

  • Rafael Nadal
  • Paula Badosa
  • Pablo Carreno Busta
  • Nuria Parrizas Diaz
  • Albert Ramos-Vinolas
  • Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
  • David Vega Hernandez

Australia

  • Nick Kyrgios
  • Ajla Tomljanovic
  • Alex de Minaur
  • Zoe Hives
  • Jason Kubler
  • Maddison Inglis
  • John Peers
  • Sam Stosur

Great Britain

  • Cameron Norrie
  • Harriet Dart
  • Dan Evans
  • Katie Swan
  • Jan Choinski
  • Anna Brogan
  • Jonny O’Mara
  • Ella McDonald