In her first match for the Czech Republic in, Karolina Muchova lost just four games in Group B action vs. Norway's Malene Helgø.

In this latest edition of the United Cup, two new teams enter the fray. They are the Czech Republic and Norway. This is the first match in Pool B,

World number six Casper Ruud survived a tough examination from Tomas Machac at the United Cup on Sunday, but his efforts were in vain as Norway crashed to the Czech Republic. Helgo is still seeking her first United Cup win and is now 0-6 since her debut at the mixed-team tournament's first edition in 2023.

Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start to their United Cup defence on Sunday while the Czech Republic got the better of Norway in a hard-fought match.

Title holders Germany had a winning start into the United Cup when they beat Brazil 3-0 in their opening group tie on Sunday in Perth. Laura Siegemund opened with a hard-earned 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 against Beatriz Haddad Maia and Alexander Zverev clinched the tie before the concluding mixed doubles,