The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) was held in Manila with tennis stars women’s world No.1 Serena Williams, Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal, Carlos Moya and Goran Ivanisevic. The three-day IPTL event was very successful in Manila with lot of crowds. The IPTL leaves for New Delhi for the third leg of its tournament which runs from December 10 to 12.
Rafael Nadal represented the Indian Aces as an “icon player” in the exhibition tournament, Nadal and his doubles partner Ivan Dodig produced some magical tennis on their way to defeating Richard Gasquet and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4.
Nadal's team had a 22-shot rally and finished off with a forehand winner down the line and celebrated with a trademark windmill fist pump.
The International Premier Tennis League tour promotes a shortened, speed-up version of the game that organizers said is more television-friendly than the traditional format.
The tour began in Japan last week and will also have stops in India, Dubai and Singapore later this month.
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