With Francis Cerundolo Y Lourdes Charles in court, Argentina will debut this Thursday in the first edition of the united cup, the new mixed team tournament that will lift the curtain on the 2023 tennis season in Australia. The Biancoceleste team will clash in their first presentation with France –Will the Gauls take revenge for the defeat suffered eleven days ago in the World Cup final in Qatar?-, at the beginning of the action of the F groupwhich will also integrate Croatia and there will be games to play Perth.

Carlé, 147th in WTA rankings, will open against Alize Cornetto36th in the world, in a battle that will begin not before 7:00. Subsequently, Cerúndolo, 30th in the ATP rankings and winner of the Olimpia de Plata as the best Argentine player of 2022, will face Arthur Rinderknech44th.

The series -which can be seen on channel 615’s DirecTV– will end on Friday, from 18.30. First, Nadia Podoroska, will face those who entered with a protected classification, 39th Caroline Garcia, 4th and champion of the women’s Masters. After, Frederick Coria (75°) will go first Adrian Mannarino (46th). And in the event of a tie, it will be defined in mixed doubles, with the couples who will meet at the moment.

In singles duels, the 1 of one team will be crossed with the 1 of another and the 2 with the 2.

The national team suffered defeat at the last moment of diego schwartzmannwho, according to the organization, will not participate in the tournament due to injury. Training is completed Thomas Etcheverry (79th) e Paola Ormechea (168°). While, Gisela Dulko he will sit on the bench as captain.

They will clash with Argentina on Saturday and Sunday Croatiathat must Born Coric (26th) now Petra Martic (39th) as best players. And he will have the last two days of the first phase free, in which the French and Croatians will face each other.

If you finish first in the group, you will be measured in the “City’s End” against the winner of the other area that will be played in Perth, the A, made up of Greece, Belgium and Bulgaria. The winner of that clash – which will also be repeated with the first of the groups in Brisbane and Sydney – will advance directly to the semi-finals. And the loser will define the fourth semifinalist with the other two losses in that instance, who will be the one with the best record to that point.

The first day in Perth will open with the crossing between Greece Y Bulgariascheduled for 1:00 in the morning. Despina Papa michail (158th) will face Isabella Shinikova (381st) and, in one of the most attractive matches of the day, Stephen Tsitsipas (4th) will play with Grigor Dimitrov (28th).

The tournament, however, will start in sydney, several hours before the Argentine debut. In that city – which will also receive the cross playoffs – it will be played from 10pm on Wednesday in our country, with the duel between United States of America Y Czech Republicfor the group c.. Taylor Fritz (9°) will be measured with Jiri Lehecka (81°) and then Madison Keys (11) will have to face Maria Bouzkova (24).

Not before 5:00 on Thursday, Australia -who, at the last moment, lost Nick Kyrgios, injured- e Great Britain will inaugurate the d. in that same location. In the first round they will play Alex DeMinau (24th) e Cameron Norie (14th, one of the best players of 2022). And later, Zoe Hives (with 142nd protected classification) will go first katy swan (145°).

competition into brisbane will kick off Wednesday at midnight with the series between Italy Y Brazilfor the group AND. Martina Trevisan (27) will collide with Beatrice Haddad Maia (15th) e Lorenzo Musetto (23rd), with Felipe Meligne Alves (166°).

Finally, not before 6.00pm on Thursday, Swiss Y kazakhstan will animate the first match of group B. Belinda Bencic (12th) will play in the first round with Yulia Putintseva (51st) and then Marc-Andrea Huesler (56°) will collide with Timofey Skatov (142°).

Instead, we will have to wait for dawn on Saturday to see it in action Rafael Nadal Y Iga Swiatekthe two best classified and the best attractions of the competition.

The Majorcan, number two in the world, will take the field no earlier than 1.30, to face Norrie, in the first singles match between Spain and Great Britain, for group D, in Sydney.

And the Pole, leader of the women’s ranking, will show up an hour later in Brisbane, where she will clash with Putintseva at the start of the match against the Kazakhs from group B.