Players stress importance of unity and describe how war affects their preparations for the tournament
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United Cup overflowing with prize money and ranking points but missing Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the Australian team with an apparent ankle injury
Tennis’s new big-money United Cup will start in Australia tomorrow, giving players the chance to shake off the Christmas cobwebs ahead of January’s Open.
The tournament is a new joint venture between the men’s ATP and women’s WTA tours and has £12.4 million prize money and 1,000 ranking points available.
Eighteen countries have sent teams to Brisbane, Perth and Sydney for the group stages, after which each city champ and runner-up will head to Sydney to battle it out for the crown.
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