Nadal in Sydney, Swiatek in Brisbane prior to Australian Open – The Seattle Times

Nov. 9, 2022 at 8: 47 pm Updated Nov. 9, 2022 at 8: 47 pm SYDNEY (AP)– Rafael Nadal and world No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek were amongst the leading gamers who had their pre-Australian Open competition locations set when the draw was held for the brand-new United Cup blended groups occasion on Thursday. Nadal, who will team with world No. 13 Paula Badosa for Spain, is headed to Sydney and will play in Group D with Australia and Britain. Swiatek and her No. 11- ranked colleague Hubert Hurkacz from Poland will play in Group B in Brisbane with Switzerland and a yet-to-be-determined qualifier. Top-seeded Greece, led by No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas and the sixth-ranked Maria Sakkari, is headed to the Western Australian state capital of Perth where they’ll play in Group A with Belgium and another qualifier. The 18- nation group competitors from Dec. 29 to Jan. 8 will open the 2023 tennis season ahead of the Australian Open, which starts in Melbourne on Jan.16 The third-seeded United States group, consisting of No. 3 Jessica Pegula, ninth-ranked Taylor Fritz, No. 11 Madison Keys and U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe, will play in Group C at Sydney with Germany and Czech Republic. Completing the groups are France, Croatia and Argentina in Group F in Perth and Italy, Brazil and Norway in Group E in Brisbane. Nick Kyrgios, Ajla Tomljanovic and Alex de Minaur will be amongst the gamers representing Australia. The host nation was ensured an area in the field. Round-robin matches will be played in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth with each city hosting 2 groups of 3 nations prior to the leading 4– the 3 group winners and the next-best positioned group– play in Sydney in the finals from Jan. 6-8. Each team will consist of approximately 4 females and as much as 4 guys with each contest consisting of 4 matches in songs– 2 each in males’s and females’s– and one in combined doubles. “The playing group is really delighted about the United Cup, which’s validated in the high quality and quality of those who’ve dedicated to the occasion,” competition director Stephen Farrow stated. “We are thrilled with the depth and breadth of the groups.” ___ Groups: PERTH A: Greece, Belgium, qualifier F: France, Croatia, Argentina SYDNEY C: United States, Germany, Czech Republic D: Spain, Australia, Britain BRISBANE B: Poland, Switzerland, qualfier E: Italy, Brazil, Norway ___ More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Seattle Times does not add remark threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post or Bloomberg News. Rather, we concentrate on conversations associated with regional stories by our own personnel. You can learn more about our neighborhood policies here.
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