5 January 2025

Elena Rybakina will lead the action on the first day of the United Cup, which marks the start of the new tennis season on Friday. Her team faces Spain in the opening match.

While Rybakina's Kazakhstan will play at the RAC Arena in Perth during the morning session, China and Brazil will play in the evening. Zhang Zhi Chen and Beatrice Haddad Maya lead the two teams, respectively.

There's a lot to uncover on day one of the 2025 United Cup, and the fixtures are a good place to start:


Schedule of matches for the first day of the United Cup 2025

Zhang Zhizhen will lead the Chinese team in the 2025 United Cup. (Source: Getty)Zhang Zhizhen will lead the Chinese team in the 2025 United Cup. (Source: Getty)
Zhang Zhizhen will lead the Chinese team in the 2025 United Cup. (Source: Getty)

RAK Arena, Perth

Morning session: (9) Kazakhstan vs (14) Spain

Starting at 10 am local time: Alexander Shevchenko vs Pablo Carreno Busta

Followed by: Elena Rybakina vs. Jessica Buzas Manero

Followed by: Alexander Shevchenko / Elena Rybakina vs. Yvonne Cavalli Reimers / Sergio Martos Jornes

Morning session: (5) China vs. (13) Brazil

Starting at 10 am local time: Zhao Xinyu vs Beatrice Haddad Maya

Followed by: Zhang Zhizhen vs Thiago Monteiro

Followed by: Zhang Zizhen/S Zhang vs Beatrice Haddad Maya/Rafael Matos


United Cup 2025: Where to watch?

Viewers can follow the action in the 2025 United Cup on the following channels and websites:

Canada – TSN, RDS

we – Tennis Channel

Caribbean – Hurry up

Brazil – n Sports

latin america – TC Sports

Bulgaria – A1

Czech Republic and Slovakia -Czech TV and Slovak TV

Hungary – Network 4

Italy – Super Tennis

Germany, Austria, Spain, Switzerlandand UK – Tennis Channel

Nordic countries and Holland – Viable (NENT)

Poland – Polsat

Portugal – Sports TV

UK – Sky Sports

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol and Luxembourg – Sky Germany

Spain – TVE

Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia – sports club

turkey – TRT

Greece – ERT

Israel – Sports5

The Middle East and North Africa – BeIN Sports

Kazakhstan – Sports+

Central Asia -Seventy

Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor – BeIN Sports

India – Tennis Channel

Japan – Change the following

China – YouKu, GDTV, CCTV

Africa – Supersport

Australia – Nine

New Zealand – Sky New Zealand

For more information about broadcasting matches, click here.

United Cup 2025 – Fixtures

The RAC Arena in Perth will host opening day events. Source: GettyThe RAC Arena in Perth will host opening day events. Source: Getty
The RAC Arena in Perth will host opening day events. Source: Getty

The day session will start at 10am local time in Perth, while the evening session will start at 5pm. For fans in the USA, Canada, UK and India, here are the broadcast times for the first day of the tournament:

nation Today's session (Perth) evening Session (Perth)
USA December 26, 2024; 9pm ET December 27, 2024; 4 a.m. ET
Canada December 26, 2024; 9pm ET December 27, 2024; 4 a.m. ET
UK December 27, 2024: 2 AM GMT December 27, 2024; 9 am GMT
India December 27, 2024; 7.30 AM India time December 27, 2024; 2.30pm EST