Radwanska Wins On IPTL Debut
World No.5 Agnieszka Radwanska played her first set since winning the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, and with the help of WTA Finals doubles champ Sania Mirza, the Micromax Indian Aces earned a seamless 30-12 victory over the Philippine Mavericks.
Playing at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Dehli, Radwanska was ruthlessly efficient in her set of women’s singles, dispatching Jarmila Gajdosova – who was stepping in for World No.1 Serena Williams – in 17 minutes, 6-1. One set before, Mirza had paired with Rohan Bopanna to defeat Ajla Tomljanovic and Treat Huey, 6-2, in 22 minutes.
Earlier in the night, the Legendari Japan Warriors, led by Kurumi Nara and Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, upset the OBI UAE Royals, which were headlined by Ana Ivanovic and Kristina Mladenovic, 24-21. Ivanovic was able to earn a 6-2 set of women’s singles as the Warriors switched between Nara and Lucic-Baroni in substitutions, but while Lucic-Baroni and Pierre-Hugues Herbert clinched the match with a 6-2 set of mixed doubles, Mladenovic won the night with another of her now-signature tweeners.
Check out some of the best tweets of the night:
Traditional Indian Saree moment! I had to try it! #WhenInIndia pic.twitter.com/d7uaxUeJ6R
— Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic) December 10, 2015
Quite the tweener from @KikiMladenovic for the #Royals. #IPTL2 #BreakTheCode pic.twitter.com/bx7S23iYlX
— LetsTalkTennis (@letstalktennis1) December 10, 2015
@BelindaBencic well?not my fault..it was the only possible shot in this position!!
— Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) December 10, 2015
Ana ends IPTL 2015 with a 4-2 record. Beat Pliskova, Sharapova, Bencic, Nara/Lucic. Lost to Serena and Stosur. pic.twitter.com/C2r7Xu0Bzb
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) December 10, 2015
“@jun1roinaba: @KikiMladenovic Hi Kiki! Pls show us your dance here in Singapore!! 😀 pic.twitter.com/MRqbx9BwsU” ????
— Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) December 10, 2015
The Warriors have arrived! ? @Leander @p2hugz @japan_warriors #Tenfie #IPTL2 #BreakTheCode pic.twitter.com/1iIS8se0Zq
— IPTL (@iptl) December 10, 2015