Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff spearhead the United States' defense of the United Cup.

Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff spearhead the United States' defense of the United Cup.

Third-ranked Coco Gauff and sixth-ranked Taylor Fritz will join forces once more as the United States seeks to defend its title at the United Cup next week in Australia.

The only event combining ATP and WTA teams will commence the 2026 tennis season, starting on January 2 in Perth and Sydney.

This tournament will provide several of the world's leading players with preparatory matches ahead of the year's first major, the Australian Open, which is set to begin on January 18 in Melbourne. Eighteen teams, each consisting of one ATP player and one WTA player, will vie for the championship. The teams are organized into six pools of three, competing in a round-robin format. The top team from each pool, along with the best runner-up, will progress to the quarterfinals.

The semifinals and finals are scheduled to occur in Sydney on January 10 and 11.

All matches will be played on hard courts.

Each match will include an ATP match, a WTA match, and a mixed-doubles match.

The U.S. team, captained by Gauff and Fritz, triumphed over Poland 2-0 in the 2025 final. The United States also claimed victory in the inaugural 2023 event, defeating Italy 4-0 in a title match that utilized a different format. Germany secured the 2024 championship by overcoming Poland 2-1.

Poland is expected to be a formidable opponent, featuring No. 2 Iga Swiatek and No. 73 Hubert Hurkacz, a former top-10 player.

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