The 2025 Tennis season is launched! For the Canada and the Croatiathere should be no observation round in the United Cup. Happy Auger-Also et Leylah Fernandez will defend the Canadians’ singles chances against Borna Coric et Donna Vekic on the Croatian side. The two nations, residents of group A, in which there are also the UNITED STATES of Taylor Fritz and of Coco Gauffknow that they must win at all costs to believe in their chances of qualifying.
Video – Sabalenka and Swiatek trained in Abu Dhabi
Fernandez versus Vekic: uncertainty dominates
As a reminder, there are six groups of three teams in the United Cup. The top eight teams qualify for the quarter-finals. So winning this opening match would already be a big step towards qualifying for the Canada and the Croatia. Except that the four singles representatives have not accustomed us to the greatest consistency in recent years. Donna Vekic won the silver medal at Paris Olympics last summer, but the 19th player in the world painfully ended the year with a defeat against Yulia Putintseva. His opponent, Leylah Fernandezis stuck around 30th place while its journey to the final of theUS Open 2021 gave hope for greater potential. The two players have never faced each other.
Coric against FAA, unpublished poster for more than two years
On the men’s side, Happy Auger-Also has not been a member of the top 10 for many months, but is still capable of feats like his final at Madrid Masters 1000 or its beautiful journey to Paris Olympics. It’s much worse for Borna Coric : the winner of Cincinnati in 2022 has fallen in the rankings and is struggling to win matches on the main circuit. Coric leads 2-1 in their clashes, the last one took place…at Cincinnati in 2022.
The program for the Canada – Croatia meeting
Perth
From 3:00 a.m.
Leylah Fernandez (CAN) – Donna Vekic (CRO)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) – Borna Coric (CRO)
Mixed doubles
The pools and the list of participants
Group A
CANADA
- ATP: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Liam Draxl, Benjamin Sogouin
- WTA : Leylah Fernandez, Stacey Fung, Ariana Arseneault
USA
- ATP : Taylor Fritz, Denis Kudla, Robert Galloway
- WTA: Coco Gauff, Danielle Collins, Desirae Krawczyk
CROATIA
- ATP: Borna Coric, Luka Mikrut, Ivan Dodig
- WTA: Donna Vekic, Lucija Ciric Bagaric, Petra Marcinko
Group B
POLAND
- ATP: Hubert Hurkacz, Kamil Majchrzak, Jan Zielinski
- WTA: Iga Swiatek, Maja Chwalinska, Alicja Rosolska
CZECH REPUBLIC
- ATP : Tomas Machac, Marek Gengel, Patrick Rickl
- WTA: Karolina Muchova, Gabriela Knutson, Vendula Valdmannova
NORWAY
- ATP: Casper Ruud, Viktor Durasovic, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
- WTA: Malene Helgo, Emilie Lindh Gallagher, Ulrikke Elkeri
Group C
GREECE
- ATP : Stefanos Tsitsipas, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Petros Tsitsipas
- WTA : Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichail. Valentini Grammatikopoulou
KAZAKHSTAN
- ATP: Alexander Shevchenko, Dmitry Popko, Aleksandr Nedovyesov
- WTA : Elena Rybakina, Zhibek Kulambayeva
SPAIN
- ATP: Pablo Carreno Busta, Carlos Taberner, Sergio Martos Gornes
- WTA: Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Marina Bassols Ribera, Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers
Group D
ITALY
- ATP: Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Gigante, Andrea Vavassori
- WTA: Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani, Angelica Moratelli
- ATP : Ugo Humbert, Corentin Moutet, Edouard Roger-Vasselin
- WTA: Chloé Paquet, Elixane Lechemia, Léolia Jeanjean
SUISSE
- ATP: Dominic Stricker, Rémy Bertola, Jakub Paul
- WTA : Belinda Bencic, Céline Naef, Conny Perrin
Group E
CHINE
- ATP: Zhang Zhizhen, Bai Yan, Sun Fajing
- WTA: Gao Xinyu, Zhang Shuai
GERMANY
- ATP : Alexander Zverev, Daniel Masur, Tim Puetz
- WTA: Laura Siegemund, Lena Papadakis, Vivian Heisen
BRAZIL
- ATP: Thiago Monteiro, Gustavo Heide, Rafael Matos
- WTA: Beatriz Haddad Maia, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani
Group F
GREAT BRITAIN
- ATP : Billy Harris, Joe Salisbury, Charles Broom
- WTA : Katie Boulter, Lily Miyazaki, Olivia Nicholls
AUSTRALIA
- ATP: Alex de Minaur, Omar Jasika, Matthew Ebden
- WTA : Olivia Gadecki, Destanee Aiava, Ellen Perez
ARGENTINE
- ATP: Tomas Etcheverry, Thiago Tirante, Guido Andreozzi
- WTA: Nadia Podoroska, Maria Lourdes Carle
United Cup 2025 schedule (French time)
Saturday December 28:
France – Switzerland (00h30 | Groupe D | Sydney)
Canada – Croatia (3am | Group A | Perth)
Australia – Argentina (Not before 7:30 a.m. | Group F | Sydney)
Greece – Spain (Not before 10:00 a.m. | Group C | Perth)
