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
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 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:
Edited by Krutik Jain