# Tennis 2023 Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** tennis\ **Created:** [January 9, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929 "2023-01-09T17:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/1 "2023-01-09T17:20:30Z")
A new tennis season has started with the new year. Did anyone else watch the United Cup? It’s a new team tennis competition; this is the first year. It’s played in Australia, to give players practicing for that Open something to do. Teams are mixed gender, and represent 18 countries. Format is best of 5 matches: two mens singles, two womens singles, one mixed doubles. Teams are split into six round-robin groups, then play single-elimination. (With the fourth semi-final spot given to best eliminated team.) I should’ve posted earlier, but it’s all over now. Lots of good tennis. The mixed teams are great. The teams can sit in the corners of the courts and cheer their teammates between points. And coach when they switch ends. The U.S. team, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula, and Frances Tiafoe, won the tournament. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929)._