Team France has been a consistent highflier in tennis history, with 10 Davis Cup titles under its belt and three Billie Jean King Cup wins, as well as being a two-time Hopman Cup champion.
This January, the United Cup offers the chance for French players to start the season with a bang by adding another win to its list of accolades.
In the fourth installment of the United Cup, Team France will be spearheaded by top-40 players Arthur Rinderknech and Lois Boisson in Perth when they compete against Italy and Switzerland in Group C. Accompanying the duo on their quest are Geoffrey Blancaneaux, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Leolia Jeanjean and Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah, all adding notable depth to Team France’s ranks.
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At the close of the 2025 season, both Rinderknech and Boisson secured their positions within the world’s top 40. Both are on a clear upwards trajectory, and their ability to outplay top opponents positions them as a threat against the 17 other teams competing in the United Cup.
The 2025 season saw Boisson soar up the WTA rankings to a career-best world No.36 in November.
She gained worldwide attention as a wildcard at Roland Garros, where she defeated world No.3 Jessica Pegula and world No.6 Mirra Andreeva in shocking upsets that advanced her to the semifinals.
She fell to eventual champion Coco Gauff, yet despite the loss, this breakthrough performance immortalised Boisson as the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist and semifinalist in the last 40 years of competition at Roland Garros, catapulting her from outside the top 300 to world No.61.
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And that was just the beginning of the Boisson uprising – she also won her first singles title at Hamburg in July, establishing her as one to watch.
This will be Boisson’s first United Cup appearance, and the 22-year-old is raring to go alongside France’s No.1 player and world No.29 Rinderknech, whose steady climb through the ranks throughout the 2025 season is a natural result of a career-best campaign.
Rinderknech is no stranger to defeating top-name players in standout performances, such as when he stunned world No.3 Alexander Zverev in a five-set upset at Wimbledon, claiming his first top-five win. He also experienced his furthest run at the US Open, reaching the fourth round for the first time after defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Benjamin Bonzi.
He then advanced to the Shanghai Masters final, where he fell in three sets in a history-making match against cousin Valentin Vacherot.
The 30-year-old represented France in the inaugural United Cup in 2023 and returns to Australia in 2026 once again as part of the French contingent.
“I think it's such a beautiful country,” Rinderknech said. “Everybody told me that it was a great country. I can now confirm that it is.”
Led by two rising stars with a history of defeating top-ranked opponents, Team France may be in with a chance to secure its first United Cup win this January.
