Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie are among the top players who will compete in the upcoming United Cup.

The United Cup, a brand-new teams competition played in Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, is turning up the heat on the Australian summer of tennis. Nations from all over the world, including men and women, will compete in a group format across Australia before the finals are held in Sydney, replacing the ATP Cup on the schedule.

Teams and players

18 teams will take place in the competition and they will be split into 6 groups of 3 nations each. The winners of the groups and the best 2 runner-ups will access the quarterfinals.

Perth

Brisbane

Sydney

Perth

Group A

Greece

Belgium

Bulgaria

Group F

France

Croatia

Argentina

Brisbane

Group B

Poland

Switzerland

Kazakhstan

Group E

Italy

Brazil

Norway

Sydney

Group C

USA

Germany

Czech Republic

Group D

Spain

Australia

Great Britain

What is the United Cup?

Rafael Nadal in 2022

At the moment ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17^th of November when he beat world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

Currently, during this year the Spaniard has achieved an overall 39-8 match record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Rafael was the runner-up in Indian Wells.

Nadal is scheduled to compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.

Nick Kyrgios in 2022

At the moment ranked no.22, Nick played his last match on the 6^th of October when he defeated world no.77 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Tokyo (draw).

This year Kyrgios has achieved an overall 37-10 record. This year, Nick clinched 1 title in Washington. Nick got to the final in Wimbledon.

He is also scheduled to play in Australian Open (Australian Open) after Adelaide. The main draw will start on the 9th of January.

Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios squared off 9 times. Their head to head is 6-3 for Nadal. The last time they played, Rafael Nadal won 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4 in the quarter in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 17^th of March 2022.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.

Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022

At the moment ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 18^th of November when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

During this season Stefanos has a 61-24 record. Stefanos has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Stefanos was the runner-up in Rotterdam, in Rome, in Cincinnati, in Astana and in Stockholm.

Cameron Norrie in 2022