WTA Stars Score IPTL Wins
Fending off the rain over the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, the Micromax Indian Aces – led by Agnieszka Radwanska and Sania Mirza – and the OUE Singapore Slammers – led by Karolina Pliskova and Belinda Bencic – won crucial matches during the International Premier Tennis League’s second night in Dubai.
Playing second for the Aces, Radwanska won a 6-4 set of women’s singles against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic. Mirza came out for the very next set of mixed doubles; partnered with reigning French Open men’s doubles champ Ivan Dodig, the Wimbledon and US Open women’s doubles winner beat Jarmila Gajdosova and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, 6-4, in 30 minutes. The Aces ultimately won, 30-17, to remain in first place.
Next up were Kristina Mladenovic’s OBI UAE Royals. Playing in front of the home crowd, Mladenovic narrowly lost her set of women’s singles against good friend Pliskova, 6-5(7-3). Though she redeemed herself in mixed doubles, pairing Daniel Nestor to defeat Bencic and Andy Murray – later Nick Kyrgios in substitution – 6-3, it wasn’t enough for the Royals, who lost a 27-24 final score to the Slammers.
Check out the best tweets of the night:
Still friends with @MirzaSania before the match 🙂 let's see after ??? @iptl pic.twitter.com/VB6JjaJXXu
— Jarmila Gajdosova (@tennis_jarkag) December 15, 2015
???????? https://t.co/57kg1lfzrt
— Ajla Tomljanovic (@Ajlatom) December 15, 2015
Pool time with my team? @marcelomelo83 @BelindaBencic @SG_Slammers pic.twitter.com/7QZvrmWCNS
— Karolina Pliskova (@KaPliskova) December 14, 2015
Well, you tried, @BelindaBencic @KaPliskova. #thehandshakethatneverhappens #slammers #iptl2 pic.twitter.com/8RBNPaqhk2
— Aliny Calejon (@alcalejon) December 15, 2015
#TeamWork Andy and Beli. ? pic.twitter.com/xxAW39Pero
— #TeamBelinda (@FanOfBencic) December 15, 2015
Aces faces! #Tenfie #BreakTheCode @rohanbopanna @MirzaSania @ARadwanska @DodigTennis @IndianAces pic.twitter.com/z1h3meMJ4S
— IPTL (@iptl) December 15, 2015