Cameron Norrie in the first round of Roland Garros 2023, Paris, France
Cameron Norrie in the first round of Roland Garros 2023, Paris, France | (Photo by Antonio Borga/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Tennis | The Weekly Watch 29 December 2023 | United Cup, ATP & WTA Brisbane, ATP Hong Kong, WTA Auckland

By Ros Satar

  • United Cup
  • WTA 500 Brisbane
  • ATP 250 Brisbane
  • ATP 250 Hong Kong
  • WTA 250 Auckland
Tennis is back! We head across the world with season openers in Brisbane, Auckland, Hong Kong, together with the United Cup.

 

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United Cup

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British Interest: Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Neal Skupski, Katie Boulter, Francesca Jones, Maia Lumsden

Defending Champions: United States

The United Cup mixed team event returns for a second year. 18 teams have been drawn into six groups of three, and the group stages will be played in a round-robin format.

The group stages are split between Perth and Sydney, and each team consists of one men’s singles match, one women’s singles match and a mixed doubles match.

The semi-finals and finals will be played in Sydney.

 

How to Watch/Follow the United Cup

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United Cup Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

Order of Play
Standings

 

 

WTA 500 Brisbane

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Top Seeds: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jelena Ostapenko, Liudmila Samsonova

British Interest: (Q/D) Heather Watson, (D) Naiktha Bains

Defending Champion: Aryna Sabalenka

And we’re off. Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will hope this is a continued lucky charm, as a good start to her year, ended with her winning her maiden Grand Slam.

British interest lies with Heather Watson and Naiktha Bains in the doubles.

 

How to Watch/Follow WTA Brisbane

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WTA Brisbane Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

Order of Play
Singles
Doubles
Qualifying

 

ATP 250 Brisbane

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Top Seeds: Holger Rune, Grigor Dimitrov, Ben Shelton, Ugo Humbert

British Interest: (S/D) Andy Murray, (Q) Ryan Peniston, (D) Lloyd Glasspool

2019 Champion: Kei Nishikori

For a tournament that has been such a staple as a season opener, it feels surreal to realise its last edition was in 2019.

Tennis’ latest bad boy Holger Rune tops the field, and will be teaming up with former champion Andy Murray, whose opener starts against a resurgent Grigor Dimitrov.

 

How to Watch/Follow ATP Brisbane

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ATP Brisbane Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

Order of Play
Singles
Doubles
Qualifying

 

 

ATP 250 Hong Kong

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Top Seeds: Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Frances Tiafoe, Francisco Cerundolo

British Interest: (D) Julian Cash, (D) Henry Patten

Hong Kong returns to the ATP calendar for the first time since 2002, with Andrey Rublev leading the way.

 

How to Watch/Follow ATP Hong Kong

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ATP Hong Kong Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

Order of Play
Singles
Doubles
Qualifying

 

 

WTA 250 Auckland

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Top Seeds: Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina, Lesia Tsurenko, Emma Navarro

British Interest: (S/WC) Emma Raducanu

Defending Champion: Coco Gauff

Newly minted US Open champion Coco Gauff returns to defend her title and Emma Raducanu’s long awaited return to competition starts here.

 

WTA Auckland Latest Order of Play and Updated Draws

Order of Play
Singles
Doubles
Qualifying