Hopman Cup 2018: Start date, schedule, how does it work? Who’s playing with Roger Federer?
THE 2018 tennis season gets underway this week as the top dogs return to the court.
Hopman Cup 2018: Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic are teaming up for Switzerland again
And one event starting this week is the Hopman Cup in Perth.
The Hopman Cup is a team event run by the ITF and Roger Federer is in action.
When does it start?
The Hopman cup gets underway on December 30 and finishes on January 6.
Where is it?
The Hopman Cup is in Perth, Australia and take place at the Perth Arena on hard courts.
How does it work?
There are eight teams, ranked by the players’ singles rankings, placed into two groups of four.
Each team plays the other three in their group with the two group winners progressing to the final.
Each session includes a men’s a women’s singles match and a mixed doubles match.
Singles matches are best of three and doubles will be best of three FAST4 tennis sets - a new addition from last year.
France took the Hopman Cup title last season
How groups are decided if teams are level in win-loss record
The highest total of matches won
Best percentage of sets won/lost *
Best percentage of games won/lost **
Head-to-head performances
The toss of a coin
Groups and players
Group A
Germany - Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber
Canada - Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie Bouchard
Belgium - David Goffin and Elise Mertens
Australia - Thanasi Kokkinakis and Dario Gavrilova
Group B
Switzerland Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic
USA - Jack Sock and Coco Vandeweghe
Russia - Karen Khacanov and Anastasia Pavlychnkova
Japan - Yuichi Sugita Naomi Osaka
Schedule
Saturday 30 December
Day - Russia vs USA
Evening - Japan vs Switlerand
Sunday 31 December
Day - Australia vs Canada
Monday 1 January
Day - Belgium vs Germany
Tuesday 2 January
Day - Japan vs USA
Evening - Russia vs Switzerland
Wednesday 3 January
Day - Canada vs Germany
Evening - Australia vs Belgium
Thursday 4 January
Day - Japan vs Russia
Evening - Switzerland vs USA
Friday 5 January
Day - Belgium vs Canada
Evening - Australia vs Germany
Saturday 6 January
Evening - Final