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It was the first official day of the 2023 season (not that the 2022 season ever ended), and the first day of the inaugural United Cup.

You have to look at the rules of engagement, to see that the No. 1 women and the No. 2 men on each team played the first day. OR DID THEY?

Sometimes it was the No. 1 men and the No. 2 women.

Anyway, it’s a two-day thing. And all but one of the six ties played ended at 2-0 for the obvious favorite.

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UNITED CUP
Location: Australia
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Dec. 29, 2022 – Jan. 8, 2023
Prize money: $15,000,000

Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022
Final results

Perth – Group A (Day 1)
Greece 2, Bulgaria 1

Despina Papamichail (GRE) def. Isabella Sinikova (BUL) 36 64 61
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. Grigor Dimitrov  (BUL) 46 62 76 (4)

Brisbane – Group B (Day 1)
Switzerland 2, Kazakhstan 0

Belinda Bencic (SUI) def. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 76 63
Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) def. Timofey Skatov (KAZ) 46 63 63

Sydney – Group C (Day 1)
USA 2, Czech Republic 0

Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Jiri Lehecka  (CZE) 63 64
Madison Keys (USA) def. Marie Bouzkova (USA) 64 63

Sydney – Group D (Day 1)
GBR 2, AUS 0

Katie Swan (GBR) def. Zoe Hives (AUS) 64 63
Cameron Norrie (GBR) def. Alex de Minaur (AUS) 63 63

Brisbane – Group E (Day 1)
BRA 1, ITA 1

Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Martina Trevisan (ITA) 62 60
Lorenzo Musetti  (ITA) def.  Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 63 64

Perth – Group F (Day 1)
France 2, Argentina 1

Alizé Cornet (FRA) def. Maria Lourdes Carlé (ARG) 62 61
Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def. Francisco Cerundolo  (ARG) 64 62

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