World primary Novak Djokovic will open his 2024 season on the combined groups United Cup in Australia, however damage-plagued Rafael Nadal was not on the Spain staff introduced Friday.
Djokovic will spearhead Serbia on the match from December 29-January 7 in Sydney and Perth as he builds in direction of the defence of his Australian Open title.
Nadal was a part of the Spain staff in 2023 earlier than injuring his hip on the opening Grand Slam of the yr. He has been out of motion since and underwent surgical procedure in June.
Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley stated this month Nadal deliberate to make his return to Grand Slam tennis on the Australian Open, which follows the United Cup.
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Nadal responded on social media by thanking Tiley for his “confidence”, with out confirming if he would seem.
There are ATP occasions in Brisbane, Adelaide and Auckland in early January that Nadal may additionally use to organize for the Australian Open.
Nine of the world’s prime 20 males and 5 of the highest 10 girls will function on the United Cup, with defending champions the United States among the many favourites, led by Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz.
Poland, spearheaded by world quantity two and 4-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek, had been named prime seeds for the 18-nation occasion.
Other massive names to signal on embody Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Maria Sakkari, and Caroline Garcia.
“They are all set to play in a format designed to showcase both the men’s and women’s game and the unique equality in tennis,” stated match director Stephen Farrow.
Countries can be drawn into six teams of three and compete in a spherical-robin format. Each tie will function one males’s and ladies’s match in addition to a combined doubles conflict.
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