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Click here to see the latest men's and women's photos from the International Premier Tennis League.
The dog days of December are upon us, but do not fear! Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and plenty of other stars are soon coming to the rescue.
The Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) announced that Roger Federer, the current World number two and winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, will make his first ever appearance on court in Singapore, this December when he represents the UAE Royals during this season's IPTL.
It was surely a merry Christmas in the Federer household as the Swiss ace's record-breaking off-court earning power continued to rise in 2014. The world No. 2 Swiss, according to the Forbes magazine compilation, earned an estimated $40 million in annual off-court income from a handful of blue-chip, long-term sponsors.
Prosperous Dubai came up last in the crowd stakes at the IPTL, with fans few and far between for the final ties of the four-city series last week. Local media in the emirate lamented that lack of enthusiasm in a city where expats flock their numbers each February to back-to-back WTA and ATP events at the centrally-located Aviation Club.
The Micromax Indian Aces, whose team included Roger Federer for a two-match stretch in New Delhi, clinched the first-ever IPTL title on Friday night. Combined with the UAE Royals' 23-21 loss to the last-place Singapore Slammers, the Aces' 28-23 win over the Manila Mavericks was enough to guarantee first place.
Click here for more tennis photos from the IPTL in Dubai.
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Check out these photos of the IPTL tennis tournament in Dubai.
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Check out these photos from the IPTL tennis tournament.
There was no doubting that Roger Federer had the Midas touch when it came to the buzz for the IPTL as it touched down in India. From the moment he took the court the crowd were unstoppable as he took to the court in the mixed doubles, singles and men’s doubles and shone in all of them.
Indian tennis fans might have been thrilled to have Roger Federer onside at the weekend for IPTL play in Delhi, but that doesn't mean they were happy with sky-high ticket prices for rather poor seating.
Roger Federer's appearance in the International Premier Tennis League was short but sweet as he joined the Micromax Indian Aces to treat the New Delhi fans to enjoyable, entertaining action on Sunday and Monday. Federer played six sets--the maximum three in each of the two matches--and won five of them.
In our last part, we looked at the men who entered and fell out of the Top Hundred in 2014. This time, we will look at those who had the biggest moves. Remember, this is based on the pre-Davis Cup rankings, because we started the feature before Davis Cup was complete, and we need to be consistent.
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