ROGER FEDERER IS BACK! IPTL TENNIS RETURNS FOR THIRD SEASON, SERENA WILLIAMS, MARTINA HINGIS, SANIA MIRZA, EUGENIE BOUCHARD ALL PLAYING TOO

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ROGER FEDERER IS BACK! IPTL TENNIS RETURNS FOR THIRD SEASON, SERENA WILLIAMS, MARTINA HINGIS, SANIA MIRZA, EUGENIE BOUCHARD ALL PLAYING TOO  |
Headlined by @rogerfederer, here’s the #IPTL2016 team roster for the @IndianAces! – Photo by @iptl via Twitter.

 

 

IPTL returns for third season, both Federer and Serena will be in action

 

By Ricky Dimon

 

Despite widespread rumors that the International Premier Tennis League was facing financial difficulty and would be cancelled, the offseason exhibition sensation is returning for a third installment in 2016. The number of participating teams has been reduced from five to four, but Mahesh Bhuphati’s brainchild still has the green light. Three different cities will host matches: Hyderabad, Tokyo, and Singapore.

 

The Indian Aces will play their home matches in Hyderabad, Tokyo is the host site for the Japan Warriors, and the Singapore Slammers are also back in business. A fourth squad, the UAE Royals, will only play on the road this year.

 

Roger Federer will suit up for the Aces at the end of three-day stretch in Hyderabad, marking his first appearance since falling to Milos Raonic in the Wimbledon semis. Federer is scheduled for the last match in Hyderabad and he would also be available for the IPTL final the next day if the Aces qualify.

 

Serena Williams is on board with the Slammers. She played for Singapore in 2015 before being a part of the Philippine Mavericks in 2015. The Mavericks are not participating in the IPTL this season but Bhupathi has indicated that they could come back next year if the league reinstalls its five-team schedule.

 

2016 Teams Rosters:

Indian Aces

Roger Federer

Feliciano Lopez

Ivan Dodig

Rohan Bopanna

Mark Philippoussis

Thomas Enqvist

Sania Mirza

Genie Bouchard

 

Singapore Slammers

Nick Kyrgios

Marcos Baghdatis

Marcelo Melo

Carlos Moya

Rainer Schuettler

Serena Williams

Kiki Bertens

 

Japan Warriors

Kei Nishikori

Fernando Verdasco

Jean-Julien Rojer

Fernando Gonzalez

Marat Safin

Jelena Jankovic

Kurumi Nara

 

UAE Royals

Tomas Berdych

Pablo Cuevas

Daniel Nestor

Goran Ivanisevic

Thomas Johansson

Ana Ivanovic

Martina Hingis

 

Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand.

 

Editors Note: Mahesh really did an amazing job pulling this together. This is his third year so it should have been pretty routine. But it wasn’t.

Recently The government of India removed currency notes that left a country that uses a lot of cash scrambling in all directions for weeks and weeks.

The government kept saying things wouldn’t be back to normal till after the New Year [2017].

Bravo Mahesh!

 

Here’s the roster of defending champions, @SG_Slammers feat. @serenawilliams! #IPTL2016 – Photo by @iptl via Twitter.

 

 

Japanese superstar, @keinishikori will represent the @japan_warriors once again in #IPTL2016! – Photo by @iptl via Twitter.

 

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