{"id":24851,"date":"2026-11-02T21:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/tsitsipas-and-sakkari-lead-greeces-united-cup-team-for-2027-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T21:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:06:22","slug":"tsitsipas-and-sakkari-lead-greeces-united-cup-team-for-2027-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/tsitsipas-and-sakkari-lead-greeces-united-cup-team-for-2027-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsitsipas and Sakkari Lead Greece\u2019s United Cup Team for 2027 \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"G\">\n<h2 id=\"h-greece-will-return-to-the-united-cup-in-january-2027-with-stefanos-tsitsipas-and-maria-sakkari-once-again-leading-the-national-team-at-the-australian-summer-tennis-tournament\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greece will return to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedcup.com\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unitedcup.com\/en\">United Cup<\/a> in January 2027, with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari once again leading the national team at the Australian summer tennis tournament.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-819x1024.webp 819w,https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-240x300.webp 240w,https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-768x960.webp 768w,https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-450x563.webp 450w,https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-225x281.webp 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-20x25.jpg 20w,https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-900x1125.webp 900w,https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003.webp 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611303 sp-no-webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-225x281.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003-900x1125.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/175003.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Greek duo have been confirmed alongside Canada\u2019s star pairing of Felix Auger-Aliassime and rising talent Victoria Mboko, as organisers continue announcing teams for the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World No. 7 Auger-Aliassime will headline Canada\u2019s campaign after reaching the quarter-finals at both the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this year. The Canadian enjoyed a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will partner 20-year-old Mboko, who made a remarkable rise of more than 300 places in the world rankings over the past year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gct-readmore\">Read more: World Photography Day: GCT Iconic Greek Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greece will be looking to go one step further after narrowly losing to the United States at the start of the 2026 tournament. Tsitsipas and Sakkari remain among the competition\u2019s major attractions, with their participation expected to draw strong support from Greek tennis fans across Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United Cup features leading men\u2019s and women\u2019s players representing their countries in singles matches, followed by mixed doubles clashes during the round-robin stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2027 edition will take place in Sydney and Perth from January 1 to 10, with the tournament bringing some of the world\u2019s best tennis players to Australia to launch the new season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland won the previous edition of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><!--[googlesitekit-end-of-content]--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"gct-related\">\n<h2>Related coverage<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/11\/03\/greece-tsitsipas-sakkari-united-cup-2027\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece will return to the United Cup in January 2027, with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari once again leading the national team at the Australian summer tennis tournament. 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