United Cup: Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek to Begin 2024 Season in Perth – News18

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will each open their 2024 campaigns in Perth, Australia, after Serbia and Poland have been drawn in the town for the blended groups United Cup on Monday.

Serbia will face the Czech Republic and China, whereas prime seeds Poland meet Spain and a but to be decided nation on the occasion from December 29-January 7 — a key lead-up to the Australian Open.

Defending champions the United States, spearheaded by Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula, can even play in Perth, drawn alongside Australia and Britain.

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Second seeds Greece, boasting Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, will start in Sydney in opposition to a Canada crew that includes Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez.

Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber can even be in Sydney to make her return from maternity go away, representing Germany alongside Alexander Zverev in opposition to France and Italy.

Borna Coric and Donna Vekic lead Croatia in opposition to the Netherlands and Casper Ruud’s Norway.

Each crew — with three males and three ladies — will undergo a spherical-robin format, with ties comprising one males’s and ladies’s singles and a blended doubles conflict.

Group winners in every metropolis advance to the quarter-finals, together with the most effective runner-up.

The semi-finals and remaining can be performed in Sydney with US$15 million in prize cash and ATP and WTA rankings factors at stake.

Draw for the United Cup:

Perth

Group A – Poland, Spain, TBC

Group C – United States, Britain, Australia

Group E – Czech Republic, China, Serbia

Sydney

Group B – Greece, Canada, TBC

Group D – France, Italy, Germany

Group F – Croatia, Netherlands, Norway

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