Sydney hosted the first final of the new international mixed team tennis event, with United States defeating Italy 4-0.
Minister for Sport, Alister Henskens, said the United Cup provided an incredible new experience for fans witnessing emerging and established stars on the court, and inspired future generations.
“The United Cup brought the summer of tennis to Sydney and hosting at our Ken Rosewall Arena confirms NSW’s mantle as Australia’s premier sporting state,” Mr Henskens said.
“It is the first tennis tournament where men’s and women’s performances on court contributes to individual world rankings of their team members.
“The atmosphere at the venue over the past two weeks has been electric, and we’ve seen top athletes put on a spectacular show of skill, determination and teamwork in the first event of its kind anywhere in the world.”
Hundreds of thousands of fans turned out to watch the world’s best players including Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Australia’s Alex De Minaur and Maddison Inglis compete at Sydney Olympic Park over the event.
Minister for Tourism, Ben Franklin, says the United Cup is just the beginning of a bumper summer of sport events for Sydney and NSW with the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, SailGP and the exciting return of HSBC Sydney Sevens all coming up in the next few weeks.
