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IPTL (International Premier Tennis League) Teams & Schedule

  • Posted: Dec 01, 2015

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From 2nd December to 20th December 2015 current champions, tennis legends and upcoming talents are playing in a  top-level tennis, in five countries in Asia. Japan, Philippines, India, Dubai and Singapore, will host the 2015 International Premier Tennis League  Click to see the map

 

IPTL Teams

JAPAN WARRIORS TEAM: Maria Sharapova, Kei Nishikori, Leander Paes, Vasek Pospisil, Marat Safin, Daniela Hantuchova, Kurumi Nara

PHILIPPINE MAVERICKS TEAM: Serena Williams, Milos Raonic, Sabine Lisicki, Richard Gasquet, Mark Philippoussis, Jarmila Gajdosova, Treat Huey

INDIAN ACES TEAM: Rafael Nadal, Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, Gael Monfils, Fabrice Santoro, Ivan Dodig, Agnieszka Radwanska

UAE ROYALS TEAM: Roger Federer, Ana Ivanovic, Tomas Berdych, Kristina Mladenovic, Marin Cilic, Daniel Nestor, Goran Ivanisevic

SINGAPORE SLAMMERS TEAM: Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios, Karolina Pliskova, Carlos Moya, Belinda Bencic, Marcelo Melo, Dustin Brown

 

IPTL SCHEDULE

KOBE, JAPAN
2 December : Singapore Slammers  v UAE Royals – Indian Aces v Japan Warriors
3 December : Philippine Mavericks v Singapore Slammers – UAE Royals v Japan Warriors
4 December :  Indian Aces v Singapore Slammers – Philippine Mavericks v Japan Warriors

MALL OF ASIA, PHILLIPINES
6 December : Japan Warriors v UAE Royals – Philippine Mavericks v Indian Aces
7 December :  Indian Aces v UAE Royals – Japan Warriors v Philippine Mavericks
8 December : Singapore Slammers v UAE Royals  – Indian Aces  v Philippine Mavericks

INDIRA GANDHI INDOOR, NEW DELHI
10 December : Japan Warriors v UAE Royals – Philippine Mavericks v Indian Aces
11 December : Philippine Mavericks v Singapore Slammers – Japan Warriors v Indian Aces
12 December : Japan Warriors v Singapore Slammers – UAE Royals v Indian Aces

DUBAI TENNIS STADIUM, DUBAI
14 December : Indian Aces v Japan Warriors – Philippine Mavericks v UAE Royals
15 December : Philippine Mavericks v Indian Aces – Singapore Slammers v UAE Royals
16 December :  Indian Aces v Singapore Slammers –  Japan Warriors  v UAE Royals

SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM, SINGAPORE
18 December : Japan Warriors v Philippine Mavericks – UAE Royals v Singapore Slammers
19 December : Philippine Mavericks v UAE Royals – Indian Aces  v Singapore Slammers
20 December : Final

 

Radwanska On Winning A Grand Slam

Radwanska On Winning A Grand Slam

  • Posted: Dec 01, 2015

SINGAPORE – After winning the biggest title of her career at the WTA Finals in Singapore a few weeks ago, Agnieszka Radwanska stepped out into the city with her trophy for a special photo shoot at Gardens by the Bay. And while she was there she met up with Pat Cash from CNN Open Court.

The two talked about everything from Radwanska’s final battle with Petra Kvitova, a drop volley that turned heads around the world and how her phone died with all the messages she received afterwards.

The World No.5 also makes a huge statement on just how much she wants to win a major in 2016.

Check out Radwanska’s interview with CNN Open Court right here, right now on wtatennis.com:

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WTA Live Fan Access Best Episodes: No.10

  • Posted: Dec 01, 2015

All season long, WTA Live Fan Access has been serving up unforgettable behind-the-scenes moments featuring all your favorite stars. We’re counting down the best episodes of 2015, starting with No.10 from Cincinnati.

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Daily Insider: Strike A Pose

Daily Insider: Strike A Pose

  • Posted: Dec 01, 2015

Serena Williams photographed by Annie Liebovitz for Pirelli: Looking great, Serena.

WTA 125K Roundup: Yanina Wickmayer took home the title at the inaugural Carlsbad Classic over the weekend, beating Nicole Gibbs, 6-3, 7-6(4). Wickmayer’s win capped off the WTA 125K Series season, which also crowned Caroline Garcia (Limoges), Timea Babos (Taipei), Yaroslava Shvedova (Hua Hin), Zheng Saisai (Dalian), and Jelena Jankovic (Nanchang).

Nicole Gibbs’ sobering season summary: This is some real talk:

Sam Stosur calls for patience: The Australian No.1 hopes Australia’s lack of numbers in the Top 100 is just an issue of timing.

Sania Mirza’s Olympic prospects: The World No.1 isn’t thinking about India’s mixed doubles prospects quite yet.

Maria Sharapova snags an elusive table: Sharapova spent her Thanksgiving with a behind the scenes tour at NOMA, the famous avant garde restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark. That’s a tough ticket.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL: Andrea Petkovic nails it during a German television appearance over the weekend:

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Djokovic Leads The Establishment's Dominance Of Year-End Emirates ATP Rankings

  • Posted: Dec 01, 2015

Djokovic Leads The Establishment's Dominance Of Year-End Emirates ATP Rankings

Roger Federer makes history with Top 3 finish

The ATP World Tour has today published the 2015 year-end Emirates ATP Rankings on ATPWorldTour.com, after an exciting season that saw Novak Djokovic clinch No. 1 for the fourth time in five years and Roger Federer make history by becoming, at 34, the oldest player to finish in the Top 3 since the Emirates ATP Rankings started in 1973. The average age of the Top 10 is almost 30 years, two months, the oldest in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings (since 1973). The last and only other time there were five players aged 30 or over in the year-end Top 10 was in 1974.

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) – No. 1 for fourth time in five years, finishing in the Top 3 for ninth straight year

2. Andy Murray (GBR) – Year-end best and first other than Djokovic, Federer or Rafael Nadal to finish No. 2 since Andy Roddick in 2004 

3. Roger Federer (SUI) – Oldest to finish in Top 3 (at 34), placing in the Top 10 for 14th straight year, trailing only Andre Agassi and Jimmy Connors for most career Top 10 finishes (16 each)

4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) – Finishes No. 4 for second straight year and in Top 10 for third season in a row

5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) –  Top 5 for 11th straight year and second-most Top 10 finishes among left-handers – after Connors (16)

6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) – Sixth consecutive finish in the Top 10

7. David Ferrer (ESP) – Second-oldest Top 10 finisher (at 33), ending the year in the Top 10 for the sixth year in a row and seventh time overall

8. Kei Nishikori (JPN) – First Asian to finish in Top 10 in back-to-back years

9. Richard Gasquet (FRA) – Finishes in Top 10 for fourth year in career (third in four years)

10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) – Finishes in Top 10 for sixth year (fourth time in five years)

2015 Year-End Emirates ATP Rankings Quick Facts

For the second consecutive year 39 different countries are represented in the year-end Top 100. The old record was 37 in 2010-11.

Spain leads all countries with 15 players in the Top 100 (seven in the Top 50 and three in the Top 20), followed by France with 10 in the Top 100 (seven in the Top 50).

The youngest player in the Top 100 is 18-year-old Alexander Zverev (at No. 83).

Four teenagers finish in the Top 100 (Borna Coric at No. 44, Hyeon Chung at No. 51, Thanasi Kokkinakis at No. 80, Zverev at No. 83), which is the most since 2007 (Marin Cilic, Juan Martin del Potro, Ernests Gulbis, Evgeny Korolev, Donald Young).

The oldest player in the Top 100 is 36-year-old Ivo Karlovic (at No. 23). There are 33 players 30 & over in the Top 100.

In doubles, Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau finish as the No. 1 team for the first time, ending Bob & Mike Bryan’s run of six straight year-end No. 1 finishes. Individually, Marcelo Melo becomes the first Brazilian player to hold the No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking. Daniel Nestor ends 2015 at No. 18 and, at 43 years of age, is the oldest in the Top 20.

Fabio Fognini holds the best combined singles and doubles ranking (31 – No. 10 in doubles and No. 21 in singles).

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Djokovic & Federer Headline 2015 Hot Shots Roundup

  • Posted: Dec 01, 2015

Djokovic & Federer Headline 2015 Hot Shots Roundup

Re-watch the best points of the year

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka take centre stage in the 2015 Hot Shots Roundup, featuring the most spectacular points from ATP World Tour events from across the globe.

Which was your favourite shot of the year? Let us know in the comment section below!

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Maria Sharapova's Best Shots Of 2015

Maria Sharapova's Best Shots Of 2015

  • Posted: Dec 01, 2015

The Best Shots From The WTA Finals

November 02, 2015

Petra, Maria, Aga, Aga, Aga – the hot shots just kept coming at the WTA Finals in Singapore last week. Catch up on all of them in one video right here on wtatennis.com.

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Rivalries Of 2015: Nadal vs. Fognini

  • Posted: Nov 30, 2015

Rivalries Of 2015: Nadal vs. Fognini

ATP World Tour Season In Review: Best Rivalries

Continuing our Season In Review Series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the fiercest rivalries of 2015. Today we feature Rafael Nadal vs. Fabio Fognini:

Rafael Nadal isn’t one to shy away from a rivalry. His confrontations with peers Novak Djokovic (46 matches), Roger Federer (34 matches) and Andy Murray (22 matches) are the stuff of tennis legend.

But there’s a new antagonist on the scene these days: Italy’s Fabio Fognini.

Nadal and Fognini faced each other just four times prior to 2015, Nadal emerging victorious on each and every occasion. But the foes would meet five times this year alone, Fognini reversing his fortunes with three victories, including a stunning come-from-behind 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 third-round shocker at the US Open, one in which he erased a seemingly irreversible two-sets-to-love deficit. The Italian’s first-ever win over Nadal came on clay in the Rio semi-finals, where the 28-year-old scored a 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 upset. Fognini had the Spaniard’s number again on Nadal’s home clay in Barcelona, where he registered a 6-4, 7-6(6) Round of 16 victory.

“With Rafa, you have to risk. You have to attack him when you have the chance,” observed Fognini. “He’s one of the best players in the world. So I know that I have to take risks with him.”

Nadal, 29, managed to stem the tide by dispatching Fognini in a tense Hamburg final, 7-5, 7-5, again on clay.

“He’s a player with a great talent, with huge shots,” said Nadal.  “He’s a tough opponent for everybody when he’s playing well, not only for me.”

Following his third-round loss in Flushing Meadows, the first time he had ever lost a Grand Slam match after winning the first two sets, Nadal upped his Fed Ex ATP Head2Head advantage over Fognini to 6-3 with a 7-5, 6-3 win in the Beijing semi-finals.

Nadal vs. Fognini: 2015 Meetings

 Event  Surface Round Winner  Score
 Rio de Janeiro  Clay  SF  Fognini  1-6, 6-2, 7-5
 Barcelona  Clay  R16  Fognini  6-4, 7-6(6)
 Hamburg  Clay  F  Nadal  7-5, 7-5
 US Open  Hard  R32  Fognini  3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
 Beijing  Hard  SF  Nadal  7-5, 6-3

Nadal vs. Fognini FedEx ATP Head2Head

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Hot Shot Roundup 2015

  • Posted: Nov 30, 2015

Hot Shot Roundup 2015

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Svitolina Targets Next Step

Svitolina Targets Next Step

  • Posted: Nov 30, 2015

It is a shame that a season finale that promised so much turned out to be a bit of a damp squib for Elena Svitolina.

Having started knocking on the door to the Top 10 over the summer months, Svitolina entered the home stretch with an outside chance of joining the elite.

Unfortunately for the Ukrainian, it was not to be. A dip in form on the tour’s whistle-stop visit to Asia saw her chances fade, and then disappear with a one-sided defeat to fellow WTA Rising Star Karolina Pliskova in Zhuhai and an opening round exit at the WTA 125K Series event in Limoges.

This minor setback failed to take the shine off a campaign that saw her register 40 wins, a third WTA title and victories over two Top 10 members. In fact, worryingly for those ahead of her in the pecking order, she is hungrier than ever to take the next step up the tennis ladder.

“Of course this is my best season. I finished this season Top 20. I am happy,” Svitolina said after her loss to Pliskova. “Of course there are some things that I want to change not only in my game, but also in preparation.

“I think I need to work more physically to be stronger for the whole season and of course plan the tournaments smarter. There are some small details which matter if you are to play at such a high level. The small things are so important.”

In the quest to add further layers to her game, Svitolina has tweaked her support team. This weekend she started limbering up for the new season, registering a win for the Punjab Marshalls over Flavia Pennetta in the Champions Tennis League.

“I’m going to do a few weeks in Abu Dhabi for the off-season this year, just to prepare for the heat and open courts. Other than that, there are not really any changes. The same coach. I am having a new physical coach for next year with who I’m starting with this off season.”

While the changing of the guard at the top of the game may still be a few years off, there is no denying that Svitolina is one of a growing band of young players – five of the Top 20 are currently 23 or younger – challenging the established order. And the 21-year-old believes that the healthy completion that exists amongst her peers is driving them all to new heights.

“There are many upcoming players, and everyone I think, in my opinion, has something special in their game. That’s why there is all the time a small competition between us.” she said when asked about the generational rivalry on tour. “That keeps us going and keeps us pushing for better results.”

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