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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.
Roger Federer appears to be taking the competition at the IPTL seriously, with the Swiss ace defining the three-week international team series in Asia as something more than an exhibition.
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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.
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.
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