Drive traffic with: All eyes on Fritz-Gauff duo at 2025 United Cup

America’s young tennis star Coco Gauff is set to play in the 2025 United Cup. The team-based competition is being played in January just before the start of the first Grand Slam of the year — the Australian Open.

This year, women’s world number four Coco Gauff will make her debut in the competition. She will team up with the 2024 US Open runner-up, Taylor Fritz. The one-time Grand Slam winner was quoted in a report expressing her excitement about participating in the competition. The Atlanta-born star stated that it is nothing short of an honour to represent her country in the competition.

“This will be my first time playing the United Cup, so I’m super excited to kick off the year in Australia,” she said. “It’s really an honor to represent my country. It’s a really cool event. I had a lot of fun playing mixed doubles at the Olympics, so I kind of want to do that again. I’ve never been to other parts of Australia other than Melbourne. I don’t know what city we’re going to play in yet, but I’m super excited to go, whether it’s Perth or Sydney.”

The tournament will feature a number of superstars, both from men’s and women’s tennis. Current men’s number three Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada, and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas have already confirmed their participation in the tournament. From the women’s side, Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Greece’s Maria Sakkari will also feature in the tournament. The draw for the competition will be made on October 21, and the tickets for the mega-event will go on sale the next day. This will be the third edition of the United Cup. In the first edition, which was organised in 2023, it was the team USA that emerged victorious over Italy with a score of 4-0. Last year, it was Germany who came out on top against Poland with a score of 2-1.