The United Cup will see the return of top-level professional tennis to Brisbane for the first time since 2020, and here’s why you should get your tickets to watch it all unfold at Pat Rafter Arena.
Brisbane, QLD, 20 December 2022 | Matt Trollope
The United Cup begins in less than 10 days, and that means the return of top-level professional tennis to Brisbane for the first time since 2020.
Following two pandemic-affected seasons, Brisbane will again host some of the world’s biggest names in the group stages of the tournament – an exciting mixed-team event kick-starting the 2023 tennis season.
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Top male and female players will represent their nations, fighting to win the inaugural edition of the United Cup, the finals of which will be held in Sydney on 6-8 January.
But before that, there are seven days of sizzling group-stage action to play out in Brisbane, beginning 29 December.
Here’s why you should get your tickets to watch it all unfold at Pat Rafter Arena.
The world’s highest-ranked player will be there
There are nine top-10 players signed on to play the inaugural United Cup. But none are ranked higher than world No.1 Iga Swiatek.
The 21-year-old from Poland scooped two major titles – Roland Garros and US Open – in an outstanding 2022 season, during which she built a 37-match winning streak. Some context: it’s the best winning streak of any WTA player this century.
Her incredible athleticism, movement, power and killer instinct have combined to make her the dominant force on tour, and it will be fascinating to see if she maintains her extraordinary level when she arrives in Brisbane.
The leading players are trending up
It was not only Swiatek going from strength to strength in 2022.
Top Norwegian Casper Ruud was one match away from also becoming world No.1, reaching two major finals in 2022 and peaking at No.2 after beginning the season at No.8.
Beatriz Haddad Maia, who will headline Team Brazil in Brisbane, was ranked 88th in January yet is now world No.15.
Italy’s No.1 female player, Martina Trevisan, appeared in her first Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros and cracked the top 30. Her teammate Lorenzo Musetti broke through for his first two ATP titles (Hamburg, Naples) and in the second half of the year improved his ranking by 50 places.
Everywhere you look in Brisbane, there will be players carrying irresistible momentum.
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