The United Cup has returned for the third consecutive year as part of the Australian summer of tennis calendar.Some of the world's best players are being pitted against each other in the ATP-WTA mixed-team event.

Nadia Podoroska's veteran mettle gave Argentina the early lead over Australia at the United Cup in Sydney and Maria Lourdes Carle joined forces with Tomas Martin Etcheverry to seal the win in mixed doubles.

The United Cup 2025, a prestigious nation-based tennis competition, will kick off on December 27. This year's tournament will see four of the top six players from the WTA Tour, including world No. 2 Iga Swiatek,

The United Cup is a mixed tennis tournament, played in a team competition format. Eighteen countries will take part in the 2025 event, with Sydney and Perth set to host nine teams each. Countries will be placed into six groups of three before facing off in a round-robin format.

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The 2025 edition of the United Cup begins today, with Perth hosting a pair of ties. Fans will have 10 days of tennis action to look forward to, which will conclude with the final in Sydney. Reigning champions Germany have assembled another strong team this year but will face serious competition from the 17 other competing nations.

China and Brazil will kick off Group E of the United Cup on Friday in Perth, Australia. With defending champions Germany in the same group, this becomes a crucial tie for both teams.