New joint ATP and WTA tournament is the sport’s first attempt to harness the combined forces of the male and female games
Poland team members Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz at a video shoot in Brisbane before the tournament.Poland team members Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz at a video shoot in Brisbane before the tournament.Last modified on Wed 28 Dec 2022 17.23 GMTuring the first week of Wimbledon in 2019, even with two grand slam singles titles up for contention, most of the attention early on came from an unexpected direction.
The Hopman Cup was one of the few places where those players would converge in competition, but while it was enjoyable and popular, it was ultimately an inconsequential exhibition. Its removal from the calendar after 2019 had minimal impact on the sport and its return later this year, on clay after Wimbledon, will likely complete its slide into irrelevance.
As a consequence, the prospect of watching Spain’s Rafael Nadal alongside Paula Badosa, Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz for Poland or Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece competing with Maria Sakkari is counterbalanced by the numerous far lower ranked players present. While this presents a great opportunity for players such as Michail Pervolarakis, the world No 504, some of the matchups fall short of what the ATP, WTA and Tennis Australia surely hope will grow into a premier team event.
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