French tennis aces headed for Perth Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France dives to hit a return to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semi-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 1, 2011. Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli and world number eight Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are set to join the long list of stars to showcase their talents at Perth Arena. The French team is the first announced for the 2014 Hyundai Hopman Cup. Tourism Minister Kim Hames said the fact that WA has been able to attract the current women's Wimbledon champion and the world men's number eight ranked player showed that "the competition is going from strength to strength at Perth Arena." In its first year at Perth Arena, the 2013 tournament set a new record with a total attendance of more than 104,000 people - an increase of 27 per cent on the previous year. The 26th Hyundai Hopman Cup tournament will be held from December 28, 2013 to January 4, 2014.