United Cup 2023: All it’s worthwhile to learn about inaugural version of ATP and WTA joint occasion

A brand new event – the United Cup – will kick off the 2023 tennis season. The joint ATP and WTA occasion might be held throughout three Australian cities between December 29 to January 8.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Dec 28, 2022 21:57 IST

Rafael Nadal will take part within the inaugural version of the United Cup. (Reuters Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: The ATP and WTA’s joint occasion – the United Cup – will kick off the 2023 tennis season in three Australian cities, with a whooping prize cash and rating factors at stake.

The joint occasion, in partnership with Tennis Australia, will see 18 nations in a mixed-team competitors throughout Sydney, Brisbane and Perth from December 29 to January 8, with the likes of Rafael Nadal, Taylor Fritz, Cameron Norrie, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari, Matteo Berrettini, Alexander Zverev, and Iga Swiatek in motion.

The United Cup is a sterling silver and 24-carat gold-plated trophy, which has been crafted by Thomas Lyte, a Royal Warrant holder silversmith and goldsmith to Queen Elizabeth II. Ahead of the competitors, right here is every part it’s worthwhile to know in regards to the United Cup:

When and the place will the event happen?

Brisbane (Pat Rafter Arena), Perth (RAC Arena) and Sydney (Ken Rosewall Arena) will stage the group stage from December 29 to January 4.

How many groups will take part?

The United Cup will see gamers from 18 nations in motion. Each host metropolis will function two teams of three nations, competing in a round-robin format. And every tie will comprise two males’s and two girls’s singles matches and one combined doubles match to be performed throughout two days.

What is the street to the semi-final?

Three metropolis champions will progress to the semi-finals in Sydney, together with the next-best performing group from the group stage. The last-four matches between January 6-8 will decide the general winner.

How will the next-best performing group be decided?

A group’s place inside its group might be decided by ties gained, adopted by matches gained, units and video games gained percentages until two or extra groups are tied, by which case a head-to-head win takes priority over matches gained.

What is the prize cash and rating factors?

The event will supply USD 15 million prize cash and as much as 500 ATP and 500 WTA factors.

How are teams lined up?

City: Perth

Group A – Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria
Group F – France, Croatia, Argentina

City: Brisbane

Group B: Poland, Switzerland, Kazakhstan
Group E: Italy, Brazil, Norway

City: Sydney

Group C: United States, Germany, Czech Republic
Group D: Spain, Australia, Great Britain

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Dec 28, 2022