Emma Raducanu named in United Cup field for Australia
Britain’s Emma Raducanu is among the players announced for the United Cup in Australia from 1–10 January. The mixed-team tennis competition brings eighteen countries to Perth and Sydney, with Britain playing in Sydney. Each national tie includes men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles, before the tournament concludes with semifinals and the final in Sydney.
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Raducanu in Britain’s team
Britain’s Emma Raducanu is among the players announced for the United Cup, the mixed-team tennis competition taking place in Perth and Sydney, Australia, from 1–10 January 2027. Britain is assigned to Sydney. The tournament revealed its participating countries, player field and schedule on 11 November, confirming Raducanu’s place among the entrants.[1], [2]
18 nations are divided into six groups of three. Each city hosts nine countries across three groups. The field includes Coco Gauff and Linda Noskova alongside Raducanu. National squads can contain up to three men and three women, and the deadline for players to commit to participation was 9 November.[1]
Singles and mixed doubles
Every national tie consists of men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles. Singles matches use a best-of-three tie-break-set format. Mixed doubles has two tie-break sets, followed by a deciding 10-point match tie-break if the teams are level. The group stage is followed by quarterfinals, with places decided separately in each host city.[1]
The three group winners in each city advance, together with that city’s best-performing runner-up. Ten countries qualify through the five highest-ranked men and five highest-ranked women entered in the event. The other eight places are decided by the combined ranking of the highest-ranked man and highest-ranked woman entered from the same country.[1]
The route to the Sydney final
Perth’s group matches take place at RAC Arena from 1–5 January, with its quarterfinal on 6 January. Sydney’s group programme is at Ken Rosewall Arena from 2–6 January, followed by quarterfinals on 7 and 8 January. Both semifinals are scheduled for 9 January, with the final on 10 January, all in Sydney.[1]
Teams travelling from Perth to Sydney receive a travel day and a rest day before the semifinals. Alongside Britain, Sydney hosts Australia, Spain, Greece, France, Belgium, Czechia, Hungary and Argentina. Perth hosts the United States, Poland, Italy, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland and Kazakhstan during the group stage of the tournament.[1]
