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Elena Rybakina will spearhead the action on Day 1 of the United Cup, which marks the start of the new tennis season on Friday. Her team will face Spain in their opener.
While Rybakina-led Kazakhstan will take to the courts at Perth’s RAC Arena in the morning session, China and Brazil will be in action in the evening. Zhang Zhizhen and Beatriz Haddad Maia lead the two teams respectively.
There’s a lot to unpack on Day 1 of the 2025 United Cup and the fixture list is a good place to start:
Schedule for Day 1 of United Cup 2025

RAC Arena, Perth
Morning session: (9) Kazakhstan vs. (14) Spain
From 10am local time: Alexander Shevchenko vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
Followed by: Elena Rybakina vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Followed by: Alexander Shevchenko / Elena Rybakina vs. Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers / Sergio Martos Gornes
Morning session: (5) China vs. (13) Brazil
From 10am local time: Gao Xinyu vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
Followed by: Zhang Zhizhen vs. Thiago Monteiro
Followed by: Zhang Zhizhen / S Zhang vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia / Rafael Matos
United Cup 2025: where to watch?
Viewers can follow the action during the 2025 United Cup on the following channels and sites:
Canada – TSN, RDS
US – Tennis Channel
Caribbean – Hast
Brazil – N Sports
Latin America – TyC Sports
Bulgaria – A1
Czech Republic And Slovakia – Czech TV and Slovak TV
Hungary – Network 4
Italy – SuperTennis
Germany, Austria, Spain, SwitzerlandAnd Great Britain – Tennis Channel
Scandinavia And The Netherlands – Viaplay (NENT)
Poland – Polsat
Portugal – Sports TV
Great Britain – Air sports
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol And Luxembourg – Sky Deutschland
Spain – TVE
Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro And Slovenia – Sports club
Turkey – TRT
Greece – ERT
Israel – Sports5
Middle East And North Africa – beIN Sports
Kazakhstan -Sports+
Central Asia – Setanta
Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor – beIN Sports
India – Tennis Channel
Japan – Non-ext
China – YouKu, GDTV, CCTV
Africa – Supersport
Australia – Nine
New Zealand -SkyNZ
For more information about broadcasting matches, click here.
United Cup 2025 – Match Times

The day session starts at 10am local time in Perth, while the evening session doesn’t start until 5pm. For fans in the US, Canada, UK and India, here are the broadcast times for Day 1 of the tournament:
Edited by Krutik Jain