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Darren Walton

Tennis aces eager to return to Australia for United Cup

Officials hope to lure at least a dozen of the world's top-15 tennis stars back to Australia for the season-opening United Cup as player interest soars for the popular mixed teams' event.

Greek fan favourites Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, China's 2023 Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen and Norwegian star Casper Ruud are the first big names to commit to the third edition of the $15 million showpiece.

Alex de Minaur is almost certain to once again lead tournament hosts Australia while nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is also in organisers' sights.

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