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United Cup draw: Swiatek, Paolini to start in Sydney; Gauff, Zheng in Perth

The draw for the 2025 United Cup took place on Monday, where the 18 teams — 16 national and 2 combined — were drawn into six groups and placed into the two host cities of Perth and Sydney.

Perth will host the top-seeded Americans, led by Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, who lead Group A, along with a Canadian squad led by Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Sydney will host the No.2 seeded Polish squad, led by Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz, a team that finished runner-up to Germany last year. Poland leads Group B along with a Czech side led by Karolina Muchova and Tomas Machac, and Casper Ruud’s Norwegian squad.

The third edition of the team event will be held from Dec. 27 to Jan. 5, 2025. Seven of the world’s Top 10 women and six of the Top 12 men have committed. Group play will be staged in Perth and Sydney, with the top teams from each group advancing.

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