Tennis | The Weekly Watch 29 Dec 2022 | United Cup kicks off the new season

By Ros Satar

  • United Cup (ATP & WTA Mixed competition)
  • ATP 250 Adelaide 1
  • ATP 250 Pune
  • WTA 500 Adelaide 1
  • WTA 250 Auckland
AUSTRALIA & INDIA – The tennis season is back! And time to revisit some familiar places, and a new team competition on the block

 

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United Cup

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Countries: 18 Teams

Group A (Perth): Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria

Group B (Brisbane): Poland, Switzerland, Kazakhstan

Group C (Sydney): United States, Germany, Czech Republic

Group D (Sydney): Spain, Australia, Great Britain

Group E (Brisbane): Italy, Brazil, Norway

Group F (Perth): France, Croatia, Argentina

British Interest: Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jan Choinski, Jonny O’Mara, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan, Ranah Stoiber, Ella McDonald

Is the world ready for ANOTHER team tournament? No? Well too bad, because we kick off the new tennis season with one, whether you want it or not!

Taking the place of the extremely short-lived ATP Cup, but with the same convoluted format, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane host the group stages and city finals, before the semi-finals and finals in Sydney.

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Draws & Results

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How to Watch/Follow the United Cup

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ATP 250 Adelaide

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Top Seeds: Novak Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey

British Interest: Jack Draper (S), Andy Murray (S), Kyle Edmund (S, PR), Neal Skupski (D), Lloyd Glasspool (D), Jamie Murray (D)

As well as Novak Djokovic being allowed back into Australia after last year’s debacle, we can look forward to a large British contingent starting their season on the tour proper while the United Cup rumbles on.

 

How to Watch/Follow ATP Adelaide 1

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ATP Adelaide 1 Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

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ATP 250 Pune

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Top Seeds: Marin Cilic, Botic van de Zandschulp, Emil Ruusuvuori, Sebastian Baez

British Interest: None

Defending Champion: Joao Sousa

Another popular starting point on the tour, twice-champion Marin Cilic tops the entry list.

 

How to Watch/Follow ATP Pune

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ATP Pune Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

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WTA 500 Adelaide 1

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Top Seeds: Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova

British Interest: Alicia Barnett (D), Olivia Nicholls (D)

2020 Champion: Karolina Pliskova

 

How to Watch/Follow WTA Adelaide 1

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WTA Adelaide 1 Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

Order of Play
Singles
Doubles
Qualifying

 

WTA 250 Auckland

 

Top Seeds: Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Leylah Fernandez, Bernarda Pera

British Interest: Emma Raducanu

2020 Champion: Serena Williams

Auckland makes its return to the WTA calendar, and after a promising performance at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships for Emma Raducanu, against Ons Jabeur, she will be keen to put a very up and down season in 2022 behind her.

 

How to Watch/Follow WTA Auckland

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WTA Auckland Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

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Doubles
Qualifying