2023 United Cup Draw with Nadal & Kyrgios set for anticipated clash

11/11/2022 14:30 | by Kadir Macar

With some of the biggest names from the ATP & WTA Tours, the inaugural United Cup will take place at the start of the 2023 season.

The United Cup, a mixed competition, will take place in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney from December 29 through January 8 and include some of the best athletes in the world. Up to 500 ATP and WTA Rankings points are available, along with $15 million in prize money, during the United Cup. The first 16 participating nations were drawn into six groups with two more that will join later.

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Group A will be played in Perth and the top-seeded Greece with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari will take on Belgium and one more team that will be announced after the ATP season is finished.

In Group B in Brisbane, world no. 1 Iga Swiatek and her compatriot Hubert Hurkacz from Poland will face three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka and Olympic Gold Medalist Belinda Bencic from Switzerland.

United States led by Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe ad Jessica Pegula will be in Group C in Sydney with Germany led by Alexander Zverev and Czech Republic with Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.

Group D will be the most interesting for Australian fans and many tennis fans as well. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal will represent Spain that will participate in Group D in Sydney as the Spaniards will face host nation led by Nick Kyrgios. Great Britain with Cameron Norrie will be also in this group.

Group E will be played in Brisbane and Italy will be the biggest favourite to win it. Led by Matteo Berrettini, Italians will meet Brazil and Norway with Casper Ruud. In Group F in Perth, France will take on Croatia in Argentina.

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