SYDNEY
\nTop seeds and two-time champions the United States, spearheaded by Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, were drawn Monday alongside Spain and Argentina for their defence of the mixed-teams United Cup in Australia.
\nGauff and Fritz, ranked three and six in the world respectively, begin their 2026 season in Perth at the fourth edition of the tournament from January 2-11 ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park later in the month.
\nSpain are led by Juame Munar and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
\nWorld number one Carlos Alcaraz has opted instead to play an exhibition match in South Korea against Jannik Sinner in preparation for the season-opening Grand Slam.
\nFour-time major winner Naomi Osaka will also start her campaign in Perth, lining up for Japan with 2019 junior Wimbledon champion Shintaro Mochizuki.
\nThey were drawn in a tough group alongside Britain, headlined by Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu, and a Greek team featuring Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari.
\nItaly, France and Switzerland round out the Perth groupings.
\nWorld number two Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz lead Poland\u2019s quest for revenge after being beaten by Team USA in the final in 2025 and Germany a year earlier.
\nThey start in Sydney, pitted against Alexander Zverev\u2019s Germany and the Netherlands.
\nAlex de Minaur and Australia are in Group D with Casper Ruud\u2019s Norway and a Czech Republic team boasting the fast-rising Jakub Mensik.
\nCanada, Belgium and China round out the Sydney action.
\nEach team \u2014 with three men and three women \u2014 will play in a round-robin group stage.
\nTies comprise one men\u2019s and one women\u2019s singles and a mixed-doubles.
\nGroup winners in each city advance to the quarter-finals, along with the best runner-up.
\nThe semi-finals and final are in Sydney with US$11 million in prize money and ATP and WTA ranking points at stake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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