World Tennis League 2022: Players, teams, schedule, order of play and more

Modified Dec 19, 2022 05:49 GMT

The inaugural edition of the World Tennis League will be held from December 19-24, 2022.

This will be the last of the exhibition events happening this month. Taylor Fritz won the Diriyah Tennis Cup, while Ons Jabeur and Stefanos Tsitsipas emerged victorious at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.

Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic leads the star-studded field in the World Tennis League. Along with the Serb, fellow Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Dominic Thiem, Elena Rybakina and Bianca Andreescu are also present.

With plenty of big names in the mix, this has become a must-see event. Here's all the relevant information regarding the tournament:

What is the World Tennis League?

It is a brand new exhibition event featuring some of the biggest names in the sport. This will be the debut edition of the tournament and players have been drawn across four teams. Each day, the two teams will go head-to-head with a men's and women's singles match and a mixed doubles match lined up. The two best performing teams will contest the final.

Venue

The 2022 World Tennis League will be held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Players and Teams

17 players were drawn into four teams in the World Tennis League. Team Falcons consists of 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, 2017 ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov, Paula Badosa, and World No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka.

Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem, along with Top-20 players Alexander Zverev and Anett Kontaveit, make up Team Hawks.

2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios, World No. 4 Caroline Garcia, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, recently retired Andreas Seppi and doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna comprise Team Eagles.

Three-time Major champion Iga Swiatek, World No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime, teen sensation Holger Rune and 2014 Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard are part of Team Kites.

Schedule and Order of Play

The tournament runs from December 19-24. Matches are set to commence from 6 pm local time every day except for December 23, when the proceedings begin at 2:30 pm. The final will be contested on December 24 starting from 6 pm.

Here's the detailed order of play:

Date	Tie	Start Time	Match
December 19, 2022	Kites vs Eagles	6 pm	Holger Rune/Eugenie Bouchard vs Bianca Andreescu/Rohan Bopanna
December 19, 2022	Kites vs Eagles	followed by	Iga Swiatek vs Caroline Garcia
December 19, 2022	Kites vs Eagles	followed by	Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Nick Kyrgios
December 20. 2022	Falcons vs Hawks	6 pm	Paula Badosa/Grigor Dimitrov vs Anett Kontaveit/Dominic Thiem
December 20, 2022	Falcons vs Hawks	followed by	Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina
December 20, 2022	Falcons vs Hawks	followed by	Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev
December 21, 2022	Falcons vs Eagles	6 pm	Aryna Sabalenka/Grigor Dimitrov vs Bianca Andreescu/Andreas Seppi
December 21, 2022	Falcons vs Eagles	followed by	Paula Badosa vs Caroline Garcia
December 21, 2022	Falcons vs Eagles	followed by	Novak Djokovic vs Nick Kyrgios
December 22, 2022	Hawks vs Kites	6 pm	Elena Rybakina/Alexander Zverev vs Eugenie Bouchard/Felix Auger-Aliassime
December 22, 2022	Hawks vs Kites	followed by	Anett Kontaveit vs Iga Swiatek
December 22, 2022	Hawks vs Kites	followed by	Dominic Thiem vs Holger Rune
December 23, 2022	Eagles vs Hawks	2:30 pm	Bianca Andreescu/Rohan Bopanna vs Anett Kontaveit/Dominic Thiem
December 23, 2022	Eagles vs Hawks	followed by	Caroline Garcia vs Elena Rybakina
December 23, 2022	Eagles vs Hawks	followed by	Nick Kyrgios vs Alexander Zverev
December 23, 2022	Falcons vs Kites	6 pm	Paula Badosa/Grigor Dimitrov vs Eugenie Bouchard/Holger Rune
December 23, 2022	Falcons vs Kites	followed by	Aryna Sabalenka vs Iga Swiatek
December 23, 2022	Falcons vs Kites	followed by	Novak Djokovic vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
December 24, 2022	Final	6 pm	TBA