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The '''International Premier Tennis League''' is a [[tennis]] championship league that is set to launch in November 2014, and will be held across four cities: Manila, Dubai, |
The '''International Premier Tennis League''' is a [[tennis]] championship league that is set to launch in November 2014, and will be held across four cities: Manila, Dubai, Delhi and Singapore.<ref name="teams">[http://news.yahoo.com/tennis-greats-drafted-iptl-league-164702891--ten.html Tennis greats drafted in new IPTL league], ''Yahoo! News'', 3 March 2014</ref> The tournament was the brainchild of [[Mahesh Bbhupathi]] and is styled on the [[Indian Premier League]]. |
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==Format== |
==Format== |
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Four teams consisting of up to ten players will compete in 24 best-of-five round robin matches which will take place across the four cities between November 28 and December 13, consisting of a set each for men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles, and, if required, a legends singles tiebreak to decide the match.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-03/rafael-nadal-to-team-with-pete-sampras-in-premier-league/5293952?section=sport Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras drafted to |
Four teams consisting of up to ten players will compete in 24 best-of-five round robin matches which will take place across the four cities between November 28 and December 13, consisting of a set each for men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles, and, if required, a legends singles tiebreak to decide the match.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-03/rafael-nadal-to-team-with-pete-sampras-in-premier-league/5293952?section=sport Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras drafted to Delhi for Indian Premier Tennis League], ''ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)'', 3 March 2014</ref> Unlike in a standard match of tennis, whereas the tiebreak would be invoked if the score reached 6–all in a set, it will be invoked if the score reaches 5–all in any set.<ref name="ESPN">[http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/288041.html#8EujKb8U05yuDqvW.99 Andy Murray snapped up by Bangkok in £14m Dubai player auction for tennis' answer to IPL], ''ESPN'', 2 March 2014</ref> |
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==2014 tournament== |
==2014 tournament== |
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Revision as of 06:21, 30 June 2014
| Countries |  India Singapore Philippines  United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | round-robin |
| Number of teams | Four teams form four cities |
| Website | www.premiertennisleague.com |
 2014 International Premier Tennis League | |
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The International Premier Tennis League is a tennis championship league that is set to launch in November 2014, and will be held across four cities: Manila, Dubai, Delhi and Singapore.[1] The tournament was the brainchild of Mahesh Bbhupathi and is styled on the Indian Premier League.
Format
Four teams consisting of up to ten players will compete in 24 best-of-five round robin matches which will take place across the four cities between November 28 and December 13, consisting of a set each for men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles, and, if required, a legends singles tiebreak to decide the match.[2] Unlike in a standard match of tennis, whereas the tiebreak would be invoked if the score reached 6–all in a set, it will be invoked if the score reaches 5–all in any set.[3]
2014 tournament
For the 2014 tournament, current men's and women's world number ones, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, are confirmed to be taking part, as well as active former world number ones Novak Djokovic, Lleyton Hewitt, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic, and former Grand Slam champions Pete Sampras, Carlos Moyá, Goran Ivanišević, Andy Murray and Andre Agassi, among many others.[1]
The teams
Bangkok were originaly scheduled to host a team, but it was moved to the Philippines amidst security concerns from the 2014 Thai coup d'état and its aftermath.[4] The four teams announced for the inaugural tournament are as follows:[1][5]
Team Manila
| Country | Player |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
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Andy Murray |
 France
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
 Spain
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Carlos Moyá |
 Canada
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Daniel Nestor |
| Philippines
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Treat Huey |
 Belarus
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Victoria Azarenka |
 Belgium
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Kirsten Flipkens |
U.A.E. Falcons
Indian Aces
| Country | Player |
|---|---|
| Spain
|
Rafael Nadal |
| France
|
Gaël Monfils |
 United States
|
Pete Sampras |
| India
|
Rohan Bopanna |
| France
|
Fabrice Santoro |
| India
|
Sania Mirza |
 Serbia
|
Ana Ivanovic |
Singapore Lions
References
- ^ a b c Tennis greats drafted in new IPTL league, Yahoo! News, 3 March 2014
- ^ Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras drafted to Delhi for Indian Premier Tennis League, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 3 March 2014
- ^ Andy Murray snapped up by Bangkok in £14m Dubai player auction for tennis' answer to IPL, ESPN, 2 March 2014
- ^ http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2014/05/12/iptl-tennis-league-round-moved-from-bangkok/
- ^ http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2014/05/12/iptl-tennis-league-round-moved-from-bangkok/
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