Live updates: Brisbane International, United Cup day six, Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios set to play
The Brisbane International continues, with Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios set to resume their doubles partnership against the number one seeds Nikola Mektić and Michael Venus.The United Cup also continues in Sydney and Perth, with the Battle of the betrothed between Alex de Minaur's Australia and Katie Boulter's Great Britain in Sydney.Follow all the action in our live blog.Auckland Open: Osaka looking strong L By Luke Pentony Naomi Osaka is a set away from reaching the quarterfinals. (AP) Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has the front running after winning the opening set against Julia Grabher 7-5. Osaka, seeded seventh in Auckland, is bidding for a quarterfinal berth against either Hailey Baptiste or Jodie Burrage. Canberra International: Aussie Preston loses first set L By Luke Pentony Australia's Taylah Preston has dropped the first set in her round-of-16 match against Canadian sixth seed Marina Stakusic. Stakusic, ranked 125 in the world, claimed the set 6-4 and games are on serve in the second. United Cup: Swiatek back on court M By Marnie Vinall Iga Swiatek made a fierce start to her United Cup campaign for Poland with a crushing 6-1, 6-0 defeat of lowly-ranked Malene Helgo on Monday. She then then teamed with Jan Zieliński to win a deciding mixed doubles rubber to steer Poland to a 2-1 victory over Norway. She's back today to take on Czechia's Karolina Muchova on Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney in a rematch of the French Open 2023 final. United Cup: Machac defeats Hurkacz M By Marnie Vinall It was a close one, but Tomas Machac defeated Hubert Hurkacz in three sets to give Czechia an important one-point lead over Poland. He won 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Could Iga Swiatek even the ledger? We're about to find out, as she's up next against Karolina Muchova. Tomas Machac of Team Czechia. (Getty) Auckland: Naomi Osaka in action S By Simon Smale (Getty Images) Across the ditch in New Zealand, former Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka's match against Austria's Julia Grabher in underway. That one is currently on-serve in the first. Brisbane International: Kim Birrell in action S By Simon Smale Kicking off a very Aussie-heavy day on Pat Rafter Arena is Kim Birrell, who is taking on American second seed Emma Navarro. We'll keep across that, as well the other matches currently underway on Show Courts 1 and 2. Brisbane International: Kyrgios out of singles S By Simon Smale (Getty Images) In case you missed it yesterday, Nick Kyrgios was knocked out of the singles tournament after a hard-fought 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 defeat to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Afterwards he spoke to the media, telling us that his wrist was throbbing and that playing tennis this week has made him feel like he has been hit by a truck. He did say that he would be able to play doubles later today with Novak Djokovic in their second round clash against number one seeds Nikola Mektić and Michael Venus. If you want to read about Kyrgios and his defeat, check this out. Nick Kyrgios the player underlines his quality even in defeat United Cup: A big day ahead M By Marnie Vinall Alex De Minaur of Australia reacts to winning a point. (Getty) It's what we've been waiting for this United Cup: De Minaur v Boulter. The newly engaged couple, Australia's No.1 men's player Alex de Minaur and England's No.1 women's player Katie Boulter, will be going head-to-head as Australia and Great Britain meet in their group's final showdown. Each country is still in contention to qualify for the quarterfinals too, so there's a lot on the line. De Minaur will face Billy Harris, while Boulter will play Olivia Gadecki. But we'll have to wait until the evening to see how it all plays out, with plenty of action preceding those matches. We've got two undefeated teams to battle with Poland v Czechia, which will see Iga Swiatek take on Karolina Muchova and Hubert Hurkacz play Tomas Machac. And in Perth, unbeaten Germany and Kazakhstan will meet before Team USA takes on China. Good morning, and a happy new year! S By Simon Smale (Getty Images) Hello folks and welcome to 2025! My name is Simon Smale and it is a pleasure to be here with you today as the sporting year gets underway with some more live tennis. Finally, six days in, the 2025 tennis season ticks into 2025, and we've got another jam-packed day of action for you across the continent, with matches in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Auckland and Canberra to keep us entertained. Marnie Vinall and Luke Pentony will be with us over the course of the day too, and I know they're just as excited as I am to start this year with a bang.ABC Sport Daily podcast ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
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