Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic star in new-look United Cup
Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Iga Swiatek View Profile of Poland will star in the new-look United Cup, the exciting innovative mixed team event in Perth and Sydney, from Dec. 29 to Jan. 7 2024.
Team Poland, led by World No.2 and four-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek and [11] Hubert Hurkacz, have been named as the top seeds for the 2024 edition after the entries from the Top 16 countries were revealed Thursday.
ATP No.7 Stefanos Tsitsipas and WTA No.6 Maria Sakkari View Profile will lead No.2-seeded Greece, with defending champions, the United States featuring No.4 Jessica Pegula View Profile and 10th-ranked Taylor Fritz, seeded third.
France, the No.4 seeds, will be steered by No.10 Caroline Garcia View Profile and No.24 Adrian Mannarino.
Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova View Profile will headline the Czech Republic team alongside [30] Jiri Lehecka.
And Croatia rounds out the Top 6, featuring Borna Coric and Donna Vekic View Profile .
No.13 Alex de Minaur, Ajla Tomljanovic View Profile and John Millman, as well as doubles stars, World No.2 Storm Hunter, No.6 Matt Ebden and No.24 Ellen Perez will fly the flag for the green and gold.
Four countries will make their debut in 2024. Serbia, led by 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic and Olga Danilovic View Profile , and Canada, featuring Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez View Profile , will compete for the first time, along with China’s Qinwen Zheng View Profile and Zhizhen Zhang and Netherlands’ Talloon Griekspoor and Arantxa Rus View Profile .
Other standout entries include Norway’s Casper Ruud, Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber and Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter View Profile .
The Top 5 WTA ranking-qualified countries, Top 5 ATP ranking-qualified countries and the top six combined entry countries have been admitted to the competition.