United Cup
In the early weeks of the 2025 tennis season, fans were treated to an instant classic between Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina. Swiatek representing Poland was the fan favorite with a chorus of fans frequently chanting her name in between points as she faced Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the United Cup semifinal match. The CLINCHER […]
The 2025 tennis season just began, but the WTA has some great matches scheduled for this weekend. The good news is that these are matches tennis fans would expect to see in the latter stages of a Grand Slam tournament. The bad news is that they are happening in Australia so it will be necessary […]
It has been a Happy New Year for the US tennis team at the 2025 United Cup. The team, led by Coco Gauff in her first year of playing and Taylor Fritz, has been virtually unbeatable individually and when they played mixed doubles together. Gauff and Fritz defeated the Chinese team to earn a semifinal […]
Coco Gauff and Donna Vekic only met one previous time before their December 31 meeting at the United Cup. Gauff represented the US in the day’s second match against Croatia after Taylor Fritz won the opener over Borna Coric in straight sets. The infamous previous match between Gauff and Vekic was at the Paris Olympics. […]
After the briefest of offseasons, tennis is back. Team USA opened its play against Team Canada at the United Cup in Perth, Australia. Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz represented Team USA. Fritz is a United Cup veteran, but this is Gauff’s first time in the competition. She normally played the ASB Classic but skipped it […]
One of tennis fans’ favorite couples, Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur, are engaged. Katie recently announced the happy news on social media with a picture of the couple and her engagement ring. Some wholesome content 🥰 Congratulations to Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur! 💍 pic.twitter.com/S5daSYtIo9 — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 23, 2024 Boulter […]
Olympic champion and the top Chinese-ranked tennis player Qinwen Zheng withdrew from the United Cup. The United Cup is a joint WTA/ATP team format tennis tournament that kicks off the season on December 27. The teams are organized by country. Zheng had a spectacular 2024 season that was very long. She played in the WTA […]
