Christmas Day is over but the tennis action resumes on Boxing Day with the
World Tennis Continental Cup dominating the schedule for the next few days between Friday December 26-28.
The exhibition is the first stop for many on the road to the
Australian Open.
Elena Rybakina and
Iga Swiatek are the leading lights in Shenzhen leading Team Europe and Team World in a respective Laver Cup type format. They are joined by Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot, Belinda Bencic, Flavio Cobolli as well as Andrey Rublev, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu.
Who's playing?
Team Europe
| Player | Country |
| Iga Świątek | Poland |
| Belinda Bencic | Switzerland |
| Valentin Vacherot | Monaco |
| Flavio Cobolli | Italy |
Team World
| Player | Country |
| Elena Rybakina | Kazakhstan |
| Andrey Rublev | Neutral |
| Zhang Zhizhen | China |
| Wang Xinyu | China |
How to watch World Tennis Continental Cup?
It is not as simple as the other
exhibitions to watch the
World Tennis Continental Cup live as it is not shown in most territories. Those wanting to watch Flavio Cobolli though in Italy will be in luck though as there is live TV coverage on SuperTennisHD throughout. A Sky channel available also through digital terrestrial. There is also live streaming on their SuperTenniX platform.
This is the official platform of the Italian Tennis Federation with free registration required usually and for those wanting to watch it internationally, it can be reached in the UK, USA or Australia on SuperTennis using this
link. This instead of Tennis Channel, Sky Sports or other usual channels in respective territories.
In Poland, select game such as
Iga Swiatek v Wang Xinyu and Valentin Vacherot v Andrey Rublev are shown on their Canal+ Sport 2 channel. While in China, it is likely local coverage is available on CCTV Sports or Migu/iQiyi.
Some matches may appear further afield on betting sites but otherwise it is not reachable on main channels outside of SuperTennis for most countries in comparison for instance with the
Macau Tennis Masters which is available on Tennis Channel in most territories.