Croatia, Argentina full 2025 United Cup discipline
18 international locations set to play throughout six teams in Perth & Sydney
November 03, 2024
Tennis Australia
United Cup 2025 discipline is about.
By Press Launch
Croatia and Argentina have certified for the United Cup in 2025 and spherical out the highest 18 international locations set to compete throughout Perth and Sydney from 27 December to five January.
Croatia can be led by Paris Olympic Video games singles silver medallist and Wimbledon semifinalist Donna Vekic and former world No.12 Borna Coric for the third consecutive 12 months.
Seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion Ivan Dodig may also star as a part of the Croatian facet.
“It’s actually my favorite match of the 12 months,” Vekic mentioned.
“We’ve got nice vitality within the crew. Borna has been my buddy for greater than 20 years. It appears like slightly household. We aren’t a crew, we’re a household.
“To be pushing one another and supporting one another particularly at the start of the 12 months, it’s particular.”
Workforce Croatia fall into Group A in Perth to arrange some thrilling matches towards prime seeds Workforce USA and Canada through the group stage.
They play Workforce Canada of their opening tie from 10.00am Saturday 28 December at RAC Enviornment.
Twenty-eight-year-old Vekic will face Leylah Fernandez and Coco Gauff in her singles matches.
“It’s going to be two actually powerful matches to begin the 12 months. However that’s what we would like, I feel it’s nice preparation for the Australian Open. I feel I’ll have to coach additional more durable within the off season, which is nice motivation as nicely.”
Argentina, led by world No.40 Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Nadia Podoroska, full Group F.
That is Argentina’s second look on the United Cup. Podoroska – a Roland Garros semifinalist in 2020 – and Etcheverry return to signify their nation after doing so on the inaugural occasion in 2023.
They face host nation Australia on the opening evening of play in Sydney from 5.30pm on Saturday 28 December at Ken Rosewall Enviornment adopted by Nice Britain two days later.