Nadal departs IPTL with Indian Aces in first place

December 14, 2015 9

Rafael Nadal’s debut season in the International Premier Tennis League came to an end this past weekend, but not before he positioned his Indian Aces team extremely well for a berth in the championship match. Nadal capped off his week in style, as the Aces cruised past Roger Federer and the UAE Royals on Saturday night. […]

Predictions for the 2016 ATP World Tour award winners

December 11, 2015 12

With less than a month to go before another ATP World Tour season begins, it’s not too early to start thinking about 2016. Nor is it too late to reflect on the year gone by. Let’s take a look at the 2015 award winners and predict what may unfold over the upcoming 11 months. […]

Should the ATP implement the IPTL 20-second time rule?

December 10, 2015 6

The International Premier Tennis League features plenty of interesting competition rules that are not seen on the ATP World Tour. Some are complicated; others are not. One rule that fits into the latter category is a maximum of 20 seconds between points. […]

Federer parts ways with Edberg, brings on Ljubicic

December 9, 2015 31

Stefan Edberg is out. Ivan Ljubicic is in. Roger Federer announced on Tuesday that he has made a change to his coaching team, with Edberg exiting and Ljubicic hopping on board. The Croat previously worked with Milos Raonic […]

Nadal, Aces top the standings after two IPTL legs

December 8, 2015 0

The Japan and Philippines legs of the International Premier Tennis League are complete and the Micromax Indian Aces are currently in first place. Led by Rafael Nadal, the Aces are 3-1 overall and have won 54.4 percent of their total games played. […]

King Felix? Auger Aliassime, 15, continues to rise

December 7, 2015 3

At just 14 years old, Felix Auger Aliassime cracked the top 800 of the ATP World Tour singles rankings. Barely more than one month after turning 15, he won the 2015 U.S. Open junior boys doubles title with fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov. […]

Federer says yes to Hingis for mixed doubles at the Olympics

December 6, 2015 6

After wrestling for several months with whether or not to play mixed doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Roger Federer finally has an answer: yes. Federer reportedly announced on Sunday that he will team up with fellow Swiss Martin Hingis at next summer’s games. […]

A look back at Djokovic’s one 2015 exit prior to a final

December 5, 2015 2

Technically Novak Djokovic lost twice in 2015 prior to a final, as he also went down to Roger Federer during round-robin action at the World Tour Finals. In that event, of course, Djokovic bounced back to beat Federer five days later for the title. But the only time the No. 1 player in the world exited before a title match came in his very first tournament of the season. […]

IPTL update: Djokovic out, Federer and Nadal coming soon

December 4, 2015 278

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were not a part of the Japan stop on the International Premier Tennis League circuit, but they will be making their presences felt soon enough. Nadal is playing this weekend in Manila, while Federer prepares for action later in the month. […]

IPTL begins second season on Wednesday

December 1, 2015 119

The second annual International Premier Tennis League will begin on Wednesday, December 2 in Kobe, Japan. Five teams are taking part in the IPTL, with the newly-created Japan Warriors hosting the first stop of five. […]

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