Alex de Minaur and Maya Joint to team up at United Cup before Melbourne Park

The Joint Cup is an opportunity for Joint to get himself battle-ready for the Australian Open, with all players guaranteed at least two singles matches in the group stage.

De Minaur also had an impressive year; He reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and the US Open. The 27-year-old from Sydney has represented Australia at every United Cup and some of the best performances of his career have come at the tournament, including wins over Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz at the 2024 event in Perth.

With the start of the tennis season this week, there are plenty of Australians active in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.

Australian-turned-Russian Daria Kasatkina will begin her first season as a permanent resident Down Under after switching allegiances in March 2025 and compete at the Brisbane International after leaving the sport for an extended break in October.