The United States won the inaugural edition of the United Cup beating Italy in the final. The American team whitewashed the Italian 4-0 with Taylor Fritz, Jessica Pegula, Francis Tiafoe, and Madison Keys scoring victories for the US. (ATP)

Novak Djokovic beat Sebastian Korda to win the Adelaide International 1. Towards the end of the second set, Korda seemed to be inching towards a win but Djokovic used his experience to pull off the win. (CNN)

Aryna Sabalenka won the women’s title at Adelaide International 1 beating Czech qualifier Linda Noskova 6-3 7-6(4). (WTA)

Coco Gauff won the ASB classic without dropping a set. She beat Rebecca Masarova in the final (ESPN)

Carlos Alcaraz (injury), Naomi Osaka (reasons unclear), Venus Williams (injury), and Simona Halep (doping investigation) will miss the Australian Open (Reuters)

The United States has extended vaccine requirements for foreign travelers. This means that Novak Djokovic will miss Indian Wells and Miami Masters (BBC)

MARCA awarded Rafael Nadal “The Best Dad” award. The Spaniard received a pacifier-shaped trophy to celebrate the birth of his son.  Junior Nadal is expected to travel to tournaments with his dad. (MARCA)

Camila Giorgi apparently took a fake COVID-19 vaccine from an anti-vax doctor to obtain a COVID-19 certificate which allowed her to play on the tour. (La Repubblica)

Casper Ruud was named the athlete of the year (Aftenposten Gold Medal) in Norway. What’s remarkable is that he won the award in the year of winter Olympics.

L’Equipe says Jannik Sinner had the most disappointing 2022 season among the men. Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka were disappointments on the women’s side. (L’Equipe)

According to his coach, Milos Raonic will return to the courts during the Australian Open swing (Super Tennis)

Boris Becker is out of jail. He charged 500,000 euros for his recent interview on SAT 1 but he may not get to keep most of it. (Focus)