ITF announces Hopman Cup will return in 2023 at Nice, France

The Nice Lawn Tennis Club will be the site for the event through 2027, with next year's staging set for July 19-23.



PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 05: Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrate a point during the mixed doubles match final against Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland day eight of the 2019 Hopman Cup at RAC Arena on January 05, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
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LONDON (AP) — The Hopman Cup tennis competition that pairs one woman and one man from each participating country will return next year and be played in Nice, France.

The International Tennis Federation announced Tuesday that the matches will be held on July 19-23.

The Nice Lawn Tennis Club will be the site for the event through 2027.

The Hopman Cup was last staged in 2019 at Perth, Australia, its home since it was founded in 1989.

Each matchup between nations will include one women's singles match, one men's singles match and one mixed doubles match. Six teams will participate in 2023 and 2024, with the field expanding to eight in 2025.