Greece to play Belgium in first round of Australia’s new United Cup tennis event

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Top-seeded Greece have been drawn in Group A of Australia’s inaugural United Cup next month and will compete at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia against Belgium and a yet-to-be-announced qualifier.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and world No.6 Maria Sakkari will lead the Greek team, taking on David Goffin and former Hopman Cup participant Elise Mertens in a bumper Group A.

France will lead Group F which also includes Croatia and Argentina, with French stars world No.4 Garcia and Alize Cornet to be the main attraction.

Australia were drawn in Group D alongside Spain, setting up a heavyweight match-up between Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal.

Speaking before the United Cup draw on Thursday when he was officially announced as part of the Australian team, Kyrgios said he was relishing the chance to return to the court for the Australian summer.

“I’ll put myself into a position to play an event like that, a special event,” he said. “We’ll see. If my body is right and it’s the right preparation, I’ll go ahead with it.”

The 18-country team competition from December 29 to January 8 will open the 2023 tennis season ahead of the Australian Open, which begins in Melbourne on January 16.

READ MORE: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari join forces for Greece at Australia’s new United Cup.

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