United Cup: The world’s best tennis players descend on Perth later this month!

It’s been a banner year for global superstars making their way to Perth, and we’re capping it off in style with the returning United Cup, taking over RAC Arena from December 29-January 3.

Mixed teams from 18 countries will compete across two cities (us and Sydney) over a 10-day period, competing for not only national pride but a whopping USD $10 million in prize money, and 500 ranking points.

Most exciting for tennis fans is the news that Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic will be a part of his country’s team, while women’s world No. 2 Iga Swiatek will also be appearing, representing Poland.

These countries, as well as homegrown heroes Australia and defending champions USA, will compete alongside Great Britain, Spain, China, Czech Republic and Brazil in the group stage in Perth.

Each city hosts three groups comprised of three teams, who compete in a round robin format, with each tie comprising one men’s and one women’s singles match, plus one mixed doubles match.

In terms of fixturing, day one of the tournament on December 29 will see Spain take on Brazil, before Australia battles it out with Great Britain, followed the next day with Czech Republic v China and Poland v Brazil.

New Year’s Eve will see Djokovic take to the court when team Serbia are up against China following on from USA and Great Britain during the day. The new year will begin with Poland v Spain and USA v Australia, and lastly, the Czech Republic are matched with Serbia on January 2 ahead of the Quarter Finals taking place on January 3.

Group stage adult tickets start at $40 and kids’ tickets from $20, with family passes starting at $100 – grab yours now through Ticketek.

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