'Just wait until he wakes up': Twist after Demon's United Cup warning to Hewitt

Australia will take on Great Britain and a yet to be determined nation in Sydney in the third edition of the United Cup.

It could potentially see tennis power couple Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter face off against each other in a mixed doubles rubber, although Matt Ebden is Australia's designated doubles player.

The draw was conducted in Sydney on Monday by Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua.

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Hewitt laughed when GB was drawn, and then revealed de Minaur had jokingly warned him against doing so. Then they did it with quite literally the first draw.

"Just wait until he wakes up in Europe," Hewitt quipped.

Not only does it put him on a collision course with Boulter, but also world No.19 Jack Draper, who dispatched him in straight sets in the US Open quarter final.

Omar Jasika is the other male player in the Australian team. Olivia Gadecki, Destanee Aiava and Ellen Perez are Australia's female representatives.

Australia's final opponent will be determined on November 19. The other unknown team has been drawn in Group A with the USA and Canada.

Each United Cup tie will consist of a men's and women's singles match, and a mixed doubles match. Each singles tie will be played by the top-ranked player in each team.

The top-ranked teams in each pool will qualify for the quarter-final, as will the best runner up in each city.

The semi finals and final will be played in Sydney.

Competition will begin at the RAC Arena in Perth on December 27, and in Sydney a day later. The official schedule will be released on Tuesday.

UNITED CUP 2025 DRAW

Perth

Group A

[1] USA | M: Taylor Fritz, Denis Kudla, Robert Galloway | W: Coco Gauff, Danielle Collins, Desirae Krawczyk
Canada | M: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Liam Draxl, Benjamin Sigouin | W: Leylah Fernandez, Stacey Fung
TBC #2

Group C

[3] Greece | M: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Petros Tsitsipas | W: Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Kazakhstan | M: Alexander Shevchenko, Dmitry Popko, Aleksandr Nedovyesov | W: Elena Rybakina, Zhibek Kulambayeva
Spain | M: Pablo Carreño Busta, Carlos Taberner, Sergio Martos Gornés | W: Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Marina Bassols, Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers

Group E

[5] China | M: Zhang Zhizhen, Bai Yan, Sun Fajing | W: Qinwen Zheng, Gao Xinyu, Zhang Shuai
Germany | M: Alex Zverev, Daniel Masur, Tim Pütz | W: Laura Siegemund, Lena Papadakis, Vivian Heisen
Brazil | M: Thiago Monteiro, Gustavo Heide, Rafael Matos | W: Beatrice Haddad Maia, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani

Sydney

Group B

[2] Poland | M: Hubert Hurkacz, Kamil Majchrzak, Jan Zieliński | W: Iga Swiatek, Maja Chwalińska, Alicja Rosolska
Czechia | M: Tomas Machac, Marek Gengel, Patrik Rikl | W: Karolína Muchová, Gabriela Knutson, Vendula Valdmannova
Norway | M: Casper Ruud, Viktor Durasovic, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | W: Malene Helgo, Emilie Lindh Gallagher, Ulrikke Eikeri

Group D

[4] Italy | M: Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Gigante, Andrea Vavassori | W: Jasmine Paolini, Sara Errani, Angelica Moratelli
France | M: Ugo Humbert, Corentin Moutet, Édouard Roger-Vasselin | W: Diane Parry, Chloé Paquet, Elixane Lechemia
Switzerland | M: Dominic Stephan Stricker, Rémy Bertola, Jakub Paul | W: Belinda Bencic, Celine Naef, Conny Perrin

Group F

[6] Great Britain | M: Jack Draper, Billy Harris, Joe Salisbury | W: Katie Boulter, Yuriko Miyazaki, Olivia Nicholls
Australia | M: Alex de Minaur, Omar Jasika, Matt Ebden | W: Olivia Gadecki, Destanee Aiava, Ellen Perez
TBC #1