SYDNEY — Tactical timeouts will be allowed in mixed-doubles matches at the ATP-WTA season-opening United Cup, organizers said Friday, calling it a world first for tennis.

The new rule will permit a player or captain to call a 60-second timeout to confer on strategy by pressing a large red buzzer in the team zone courtside.

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