Belinda Bencic made her return to the elite circuit after her maternity break to lead Switzerland to a 2-1 win over France in the United Cup mixed team tournament.

Elena Rybakina marks her United Cup debut by helping Kazakhstan to a 2-1 victory over Spain at the season-opening tournament in Australia.

Australia’s Olivia Gadecki goes up against Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska, before Alex de Minaur takes on Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Follow all the action:

Australia has suffered an opening-night 2-1 loss at the United Cup, with Alex de Minaur notching the team’s only victory against Argentina. World No.9 de Minaur put on a devastating display in his first hit-out of the season at Ken Rosewall Arena, posting a 6-1 6-4 result over Tomas Etcheverry in 75 minutes.

Nadia Podoroska's veteran mettle gave Argentina the early lead over Australia at the United Cup in Sydney and Maria Lourdes Carle joined forces with Tomas Martin Etcheverry to seal the win in mixed doubles.