
The United Cup is set to kick off the 2026 tennis campaign from January 2-11 with it available to be watched all around the world with some of the biggest names in the sport take to the court for their countries.
A lengthy list of top players on both ATP and WTA Circuit will be making the trip to Australia for this tournament. The reigning champions USA once again boast a strong squad, with Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz looking for a third title and second on the spin. Last year's runners-up, Poland, will be led into battle by six-time Grand Slam champion and world number two Iga Swiatek once more with Hubert Hurkacz close by her side.
Australia will hope that a mix of experience and talent could reap those rewards in front of a home crowd, with world number seven Alex de Minaur and Maya Joint set to team up for the first time. That is the same for Great Britain, who will field Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu as they both look for positive returns to the court.
Other highly regarded teams include the number two seeds Canada. The inform Felix Auger-Aliassime will team up with 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, with 2024 champions Germany boasting world number three Alexander Zverev in their ranks. The 2024 finalists Italy cannot fall back on either Jannik Sinner or Lorenzo Musetti to partner Jasmine Paolini, but are in good hands with Davis Cup Finals hero Flavio Cobolli.
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How and where to watch
In the UK it will be shown on Sky Sports. It can also be followed on the Tennis Channel, who will be solely shown on in the USA. Fans from Switzerland and Germany can also follow their countries progress on the Tennis Channel, along with Sky Deutschland. In Australia, Nine will be broadcasting the events from Perth and Sydney.
The Davis Cup finalists Italy and Spain can be watched from their home nations on Sportcast (SuperTennis) and TVE respectively. Both TSN and RDS are the places to go in Canada while Poland's natives can follow the action on Polsat. All regions are below so wherever you are from, you can enjoy the 2026 United Cup as tennis returns to the screens around the world.
TV Guide United Cup
| Region | Territory | Channel |
| Australasia | Australia | Nine |
| Australasia | New Zealand | Sky NZ |
| Americas | Anguilla, Antigua-and-Barbuda, Aruba, Bermuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts-and-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent-and-the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad-and-Tobago, Turks and Caicos | Rush (formerly Flow Sports) |
| Americas | Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Francesca, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela, Uruguay | TyC Sports |
| Americas | Brazil | N Sports |
| Americas | Canada | TSN, RDS |
| Americas | USA | Tennis Channel |
| Europe | Austria, Eire, Germany, Switzerland, Spain & UK | Tennis Channel |
| Europe | Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg & South Tyrol | Sky Deutschland |
| Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia & Slovenia | Sportklub |
| Europe | Bulgaria | A1 |
| Europe | Czech Republic & Slovakia | ARQ Monde O2 (Czech TV and Slovak TV) |
| Europe | Hungary | Network 4 |
| Europe | Italy | Sportcast (SuperTennis) |
| Europe | Nordics & Netherlands (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Netherlands) | Viaplay (NENT) |
| Europe | Poland | Polsat |
| Europe | Portugal | Sport TV |
| Europe | Romania | SC RCS/RDS |
| Europe | Spain | TVE |
| Europe | Turkey | TRT |
| Europe | UK & Eire | Sky UK |
| MENA | Israel | Sport5 |
| Asia | Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste | beIN Sports |
| Asia | China | GDTV, iQiYi, YouKu |
| Asia | India | Tennis Channel |
| Asia | Japan | Unext |
| Asia | Taiwan | Sportcast |
| Africa | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Republic of), Côte d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (incl. Somaliland), South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Socotra, St. Helena and Ascension, Seychelles | SuperSport |
| Pacific Islands | Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, Samoa, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Niue | Digicel |
| Worldwide | News | ARD, EBU, Reuters, RTL, SNTV, SRG, ZDF |
| In-Flight & In-Ship | Global | Sport24 |
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