SYDNEY, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) — With Bulgaria and Kazakhstan becoming a member of the line-up, the 18 nations have been confirmed on Wednesday for the primary version of the United Cup combined crew tennis occasion.
Bulgaria will be part of Greece and Belgium in Group A in Perth, whereas Kazakhstan will be part of Poland and Switzerland in Group B in Brisbane, stated in a press release from Tennis Australia.
According to the assertion, a gap session in Perth will characteristic world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, up towards Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, whereas in Brisbane, Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland will meet Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva on the primary sport day.
World No.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain will make his first look in a gaggle stage conflict with British participant Cameron Norrie, which might be held in Sydney on Dec. 31.
Earlier this month, Tennis Australia unveiled entries from 16 collaborating nations, which included Greece, Poland, the United States, Spain, Italy and France because the occasion’s high six seeds.
Australia, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Britain, Argentina and Norway additionally made their means into the round-robin section of the competitors.
Presented by ATP and WTA in partnership with Tennis Australia, the United Cup is a brand new annual mixed-team occasion going down throughout Brisbane, Perth and Sydney from Dec. 29 to Jan. 8, 2023.
The occasion provides 15 million U.S. {dollars} in prize cash and as much as 500 ATP and 500 WTA rankings factors.