Yelena Rybakina will be in action on Friday on Day 1 of the United Cup, which marks the start of the new tennis season. His team faces Spain in their first game.
Kazakhstan, led by Rybakina, will take to the courts at the RAC Arena in Perth in the morning session, while China and Brazil will compete in the evening. The two teams are led by Zhang Zhizhen and Beatriz Haddad Maia respectively.
There's a lot to uncover on Day 1 of the 2025 United Cup, and the fixture list is a good place to start:
United Cup 2025 day 1 schedule
RAC Arena, Perth
Morning session: (9) Kazakhstan vs (14) Spain
Starting at 10am local time: Alexander Shevchenko vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
followed: Elena Rybakina and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Followed by: Alexander Shevchenko / Elena Rybakina with Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers / Sergio Martos Gornes
Morning session: (5) China and (13) Brazil
Starting at 10am local time: Gao Xinyu vs Beatriz Haddad Maia
Followed by: Zhang Zhizhen vs Thiago Monteiro
Followed by: Zhang Zhizhen / S Zhang vs Beatriz Haddad Maia / Rafael Matos
United Cup 2025: Where to watch?
Viewers can watch the action in United Cup 2025 on the following channels and websites:
Canada – TSN, RDS
USA – Tennis Channel
Caribbean Sea – To rush
Brazil – N Sports
Latin America – TyC Sports
Bulgaria – A1
Czechia and Slovakia – Czech TV and Slovak TV
Hungary – Network 4
Italy – Super Tennis
Germany, Austria, Spain, Switzerlandand Great Britain – Tennis Channel
The Nordics and The Netherlands – Viaplay (NENT)
Poland – Polsat
Portugal – Sports TV
Great Britain – Sky Sports
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol and Luxembourg – Blue Germany
Spain – TIM
Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia – Sports club
Turkey – TRT
Greece – ERT
Israel – Sports 5
Middle East and North Africa – beIN Sports
Kazakhstan – Sport+
Central Asia – Seventy
Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor – beIN Sports
India – Tennis Channel
Japan – Continuous
China – YouKu, GDTV, CCTV
Africa – Supersport
Australia – Nine
New Zealand – Sky NZ
Click here for more information on the broadcast of the matches here.
United Cup 2025 – Game Time
The day session will start at 10am Perth local time, while the evening session will start before 5pm. Here are the broadcast times for Day 1 of the tournament for fans in the US, Canada, UK and India:
Edited by Krutik Jain