MAHESH BHUPATHI’S IPTL TENNIS TO AIR LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW IN USA & TEAM ROSTERS & SCHEDULE

Written by: Staff on 3rd December 2014

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MAHESH BHUPATHI'S IPTL TENNIS TO AIR LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW IN USA & TEAM ROSTERS & SCHEDULE

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INTERNATIONAL PREMIER TENNIS LEAGUE TO AIR LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW IN UNITED STATES VIA INTEGRATED SPORTS MEDIA

The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), the inaugural international city-based professional tennis league featuring legendary players such as Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova, will be available for live viewing via TV and on-line pay-per-view in the United States by Integrated Sports Media beginning November 28th through the conclusion of the season on December 13. All 24 matches of the highly anticipated inaugural season will be available on both cable and satellite pay-per-view – live and for replay – via iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH and Vubiquity and online at www.GFL.TV starting at $9.95 per match and $69.95 for packages.

Switzerland’s Roger Federer reacts during his round of sixteen match against Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, 23 October 2014. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS

The International Premier Tennis League (www.iptlworld.com) is the first international city-based professional tennis league played across four countries. Created to for fill the increasing demand for top-level tennis in Asia, the IPTL features teams based in India, Singapore, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates featuring current champions, tennis legends and up-coming talent in a unique format of team matches to determine a team champion. Seventeen-time-major tournament champion Federer, 18-time major winner and current world No. 1 Serena Williams, current world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Djokovic and five-time major champion and former world No. 1 Sharapova headline the players competing in the inaugural season of the IPTL. The league also features past champions such as 14-time major champion Pete Sampras and career Golden Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi and other top current players including 2013 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, 2014 Wimbledon finalist

Genie Bouchard, 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, and former world No. 1s Ana Ivanovic and Lleyton Hewitt among others. In all, the league will feature 21 Grand Slam tournament champions and 14 current or former world No. 1 players competing in 24 team matches from November 28th through December 13.

“There has been a lot of anticipation and curiosity about the inaugural season of the IPTL and we are thrilled to provide it for American audiences to view via pay-per-view on TV along with access online,” said ISM President Doug Jacobs. “The IPTL is going to showcase a very unique and never seen before brand of professional tennis with players like Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic and many other legendary tennis champions all competing on co-ed teams representing Asia in fast-growing emerging tennis markets. These are events that no tennis fan is going to want to miss.”

Team rosters are as follows:

Manila Mavericks – Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Joe Wilfried Tsonga, Kristen Flipkens, Daniel Nestor, Carlos Moya, Treat Huey

Singapore Slammers – Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Thomas Berdych, Lleyton Hewitt, Nick Krygios, Daniela Hantuchova, Patrick Rafter, Bruno Soares

Micromax Indian Aces – Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Gael Monfils, Ana Ivanovic, Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, Fabrice Santoro

UAE Royals – Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Goran Ivanisevic, Genie Bouchard, Malek Jaziri, Nenad Zimonjic

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns to compatriot Ksenia Pervak during their first round match for the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 26 May 2014. EPA/IAN LANGSDON

Each IPTL match will consist of five sets played by different players that will include men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles and former champions singles. Each game won counts as one point for the team points total and the team that wins the most games overall across the five sets wins the match. The IPTL matches will feature live entertainment, a running shot clock and many more features to ’Break the Code’ of the traditional etiquette of tennis to attract a new audience to the sport across the world. The team with the most accumulated points during the season are declared league champions and are awarded the IPTL Challenge Trophy in Dubai on December 13.

The IPTL season begins November 28 in Manila, Philippines. The November 28-30 matches will be played in Manila, Philippines. The December 2-4 matches will be played in Singapore. The December 6-8 matches will be played in New Delhi, India and the December 11-13 matches will be played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The full schedule of matches are as follows:

Dates and times from Manila, Philippines:

November 28th

Aces vs. Slammers (3:00 am ET/12:00 Midnight PT)

Mavericks vs. Royals (6:30 am ET/3:00 am PT)

November 29th

Royals v Slammers (3:00 am ET/12:00 Midnight PT)

Mavericks vs. Aces (6:30 am ET/3:00 am PT)

November 30th

Royals vs. Aces (3:00 am ET/12:00 Midnight PT)

Mavericks vs. Slammers (6:30 am ET/3:00 am PT)

Dates and times from Singapore:

December 2nd

Aces v Royals (3:00 am ET/12:00 Midnight PT)

Slammers v Mavericks (6:30 am ET/3:30 am PT)

December 3rd

Mavericks v Royals (3:00 am ET/12:00 Midnight PT)

Slammers v Aces (6:30 am ET/3:30 am PT)

December 4th

Mavericks v Aces (3:00 am ET/12:00 Midnight PT)

Slammers v Royals (6:30 am ET/3:30 am PT)

Dates and times from India:

December 6th

Royals v Slammers (5:30 am ET/2:30 am PT)

Aces v. Mavericks (9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT)

December 7th

Aces v Slammers (5:30 am ET/2:30 am PT)

Mavericks v. Royals (9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT)

December 8th

Mavericks v. Slammers (5:30 am ET/2:30 am PT)

Aces v. Royals (9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT)

Dates and times from UAE:

December 11th

Aces v Slammers (7:00 am ET/4:00 am PT)

Royals v Mavericks (10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT)

December 12th

Mavericks v Slammers (7:00 am ET/4:00 am PT)

Royals v Aces (10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT)

December 13th

Mavericks v Aces (7:00 am ET/4:00 am PT)

Royals v Slammers (10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT)

Topics: Federer Sharapova, IPTL, Mahesh Bhupathi, Novak, Serena, Tennis

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