Indian Aces’ unbeaten run comes to end as Slammers beat Aces 27-16

Andy-Murray-in-IPTLDubai , December 17 : Andy Murray showcased his tennis genius on the concluding day of the Coca-Cola IPTL 2015 here in Dubai. The OUE Singapore Slammers overpowered everything that came their way today, winning their second consecutive match in Dubai in as many days. The Micromax Indian Aces clearly finding something amiss, their performance today nowhere close to the dominant force they’ve been this season, coming into this match with 5 consecutive wins. With IPTL 2015 now heading into its final leg in Singapore, a 27-16 win over table toppers Micromax Indian Aces is just the boost that they need as they head home!With player-coach Fabrice Santoro withdrawing from the opening set due to injury, the Indian Aces had no choice but to sit out from the legends singles, giving the Slammers a 6-0 victory .Radwanska took the better of young Bencic in the women’s singles, winning the set 6-3 and giving the Aces some much needed points to bridge the opening set deficit .Mixed doubles saw Mirza start off with Ivan Dodigbut switch to her regular mixed doubles partner, Rohan Bopanna during play. The duo fought valiantly as they always do, but Pliskova/Brown took it down to the wire, winning the shoot-out, and taking the set away 6-5 giving their team a 2 set lead .Men’s doubles saw superb shot-making from Murray/Meloas they took on Dodig/Bopanna. The clever shot-making of Melo and quick footwork from Murray proved to be too lethal a combination for the Aces, the Slammers ultimately closing it out 6-4 taking a 3 set lead over their opponents .The men’s doubles had some fiercely competitive tennis from Murray. In only his second day on court this IPTL season, Murray ensured that no shot went unattended as he raced back-n-forth and across the court with a winning stroke for anything that came his way from Tomic. To a standing ovation from his team-mates, Murray led for most of the set, with Kyrgios substituting in the last couple of points to close it 6-1 for the Slammers .