Day 6 of the 2015 International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) will see Tomas Berdych and Ana Ivanovic spearheading the Royals against the Singapore Slammers, lead by Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Karolina Pliskova. Following on from that clash, home side Philippine Mavericks will take on the Indian Aces, who enjoyed a win yesterday.
The Indian Aces currently sit atop the leaderboard, having won 56.2% of their matches, although it should also be noted that they have played the least amount of matches out of all of the five teams. While the Indian Aces have played three times, the Philippine Mavericks, Singapore Slammers and UAE Royals have all played four times and the Japan Warriors have played five times.
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UAE Royals vs OUE Singapore Slammers, 4pm local/8am GMT
Tomas Berdych of UAE Royals is set to lead the side in a rematch against the Singapore Slammers
Both teams are currently relatively close on the leaderboard given they have both won two matches and also lost two matches each. However the Slammers are marginally higher, in third position, based on their winning percentage, 50% compared to 49.5%.
Berdych is once again scheduled to headline the UAE Royals in action, joined by fellow top 10 star Ivanovic and also former top 10 player Marin Cilic. However, the side will again be without Roger Federer, formerly of last year’s winners Indian Aces, as the 17-time Grand Slam champion is not scheduled in action until the Dubai, New Delhi and Singapore legs of the competition.
Federer was part of the winning Indian Aces during the inaugural edition of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) last year, although the 17-time Grand Slam champion was recruited to the UAE Royals during the player’s draft held earlier in 2015.
The side is also joined by Cilic’s current coach and former World No. 2 Goran Ivanisevic, as well as veteran Daniel Nestor and rising French star Kristina Mladenovic.
Meanwhile, Federer’s compatriot Stan Wawrinka headlines the Slammers, along with Andy Murray, and fellow top 20 stars Karolina Pliskova and Belinda Bencic. However, similarly to Federer, Murray will also be absent from this clash in Manila, as he will join the Singapore Slammers later on in Dubai.
However, despite Federer and Murray’s absence, expect an exciting contest nonetheless as the Slammers bid for revenge against the Royals.
Philippine Mavericks vs Indian Aces, 7:30pm local/11:30am GMT
The Indian Aces, headlined by a resurgent Rafael Nadal who is making his debut at the competition this week, are currently atop of
the standings, given they are yet to lose a clash. They recorded the nail-biting 25-24 win against the Japan Warriors in their first contest, before backing it up with a more convincing 27-22 victory against the Singapore Slammers later in the week. In Manila yesterday they also recorded another relatively straightforward win, overcoming the UAE Royals 30-18 as Nadal officially made his maiden appearance.
Rafael Nadal made a successful debut to IPTL action yesterday (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
the standings, given they are yet to lose a clash. They recorded the nail-biting 25-24 win against the Japan Warriors in their first contest, before backing it up with a more convincing 27-22 victory against the Singapore Slammers later in the week. In Manila yesterday they also recorded another relatively straightforward win, overcoming the UAE Royals 30-18 as Nadal officially made his maiden appearance.
Meanwhile, home team the Philippine Mavericks, have already contested four ties, one more than the Indian Aces, and they are currently standing at 3-1, putting them second on the leaderboard, just behind the Aces.
This will mark their first clash this year, with World No. 1 Serena Williams likely to take on Australian Sam Stosur, while a possible showdown between Milos Raonic or Richard Gasquet against Nadal also looms. Williams has won two out of four singles matches to date, while Stosur has won just the one so far. Nadal also won his only singles match, while Raonic has won two out of three and Gasquet lost his only singles match to date against Philipp Kohlschreiber.
IPTL action is live from Manila from 4pm local/8am GMT on Tuesday.
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