Today’s United Cup 2025 Schedule: TV Schedule, Kick-off Time, Match Order, Live Stream Details & More


Elena Rybakina will lead the action on Day 1 of the United Cup, which marks the start of the new tennis season on Friday. Her team faces Spain in their first game.

While Rybakina-led Kazakhstan will take to the courts at the RAC Arena in Perth during 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 United 2025 Cup and the fixture list is a good place to start:


Schedule for Day 1 of United Cup 2025

Zhang Zhizhen will lead the Chinese team at the 2025 United Cup. (Source: Getty)Zhang Zhizhen will lead the Chinese team at the 2025 United Cup. (Source: Getty)
Zhang Zhizhen will lead the Chinese team at the 2025 United Cup. (Source: Getty)

RAC Arena, Perth

Morning session: (9) Kazakhstan vs (14) Spain

Start 10:00 local time: Alexander Shevchenko vs Pablo Carreno Busta

Followed by: Elena Rybakina vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

They followed: Alexander Shevchenko / Elena Rybakina vs Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers / Sergio Martos Gornes

Morning session: (5) China vs (13) Brazil

Start 10:00 local time: Gao Xinyu vs Beatriz Haddad Maia

They followed: Zhang Zhizhen vs Thiago Monteiro

They followed: Zhang Zhizhen / S Zhang vs Beatriz Haddad Maia / Rafael Matos


United Cup 2025: Where to watch?

Viewers can watch the action in United Cup 2025 on the following channels and websites:

Canada – TSN, RDS

US – Tennis channel

Caribbean – Rush

Brazil – N Sports

Latin America – TyC Sports

Bulgaria – A1

Czech Republic and Slovakia – Czech and Slovak TV

Hungary – Network 4

Italy – Super tennis

Germany, Austria, Spain, Switzerlandand United Kingdom – Tennis channel

Scandinavians and Netherlands – Viaplay (NENT)

Poland – Polsat

Portugal – Sports TV

United Kingdom – Sky Sports

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol and Luxembourg – Sky Germany

Spain – TVE

Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia – Sports Club

Turkey – TRT

Greece – ERT

Israel – Sports 5

Middle East and North Africa – beIN Sports

Kazakhstan – Sport+

Central Asia – Seventy

Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor – beIN Sports

India – Tennis channel

Japan – Next

China – YouKu, GDTV, CCTV

Africa – Supersport

Australia – Nine

New Zealand – Sky NZ

For more information on broadcasting the matches, click here.

United Cup 2025 – Match Schedule

The RAC Arena in Perth will host the opening day. Source: GettyThe RAC Arena in Perth will host the opening day. Source: Getty
The RAC Arena in Perth will host the opening day. Source: Getty

The day session will start at 10 am. local time in Perth, while the evening session will begin no earlier than 5 p.m. For fans in the US, Canada, UK and India, here are the broadcast times for Day 1 of the tournament:

Country Day Session (Perth) Afternoon session (Perth)
USA December 26, 2024; 9 p.m. ET December 27, 2024; 4 a.m. ET
Canada December 26, 2024; 9 p.m. ET December 27, 2024; 4 a.m. ET
United Kingdom December 27, 2024: 2 AM GMT December 27, 2024; 9 a.m. GMT
India December 27, 2024; 7.30 am IST December 27, 2024; 2.30 p.m. IST