Manila , December 08 : Philippine Mavericks edged out Micromax Indian Aces 25-24 at the Mall of Asia Arena here in Manila. This was the first loss for the defending champions as they went down 24-25 to Philippine Mavericks . In a contest that went down to the wire , the Mavericks showed better nerves to prevail over their opponents .The match began with the Legends Singles. Aussie Mark Philippoussis gave the Mavericks an early lead by defeating French Fabrice Santoro 6-4 in the opening set. India Aces drew level with Nadal/ Ivan Dodig defeating Gasquet/Roger-Vasselin in the mens doubles . Indian Aces took the lead with Indian pair of Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna winning their mixed doubles match . Tennis fans in Manila were entertained by some delightful tennis by the Indian pair as they defeated Serena/Huey pair 6-3 in a hard fought game . Lagging 1-2 after three sets, the Mavericks then rode on multiple-time Grand Slam winner, Serena Williams to roar back into the contest. Serena showed once again why she is one of the most revered player in the world as the American took 25 minutes to notch up a resounding 6-3 win over Australian Samantha Stosur in the women’s singles.With the scores levelled, Nadal took the court against Raonic but nine-time French Open champion failed to get his side across the line.After a 37-minute battle, Raonic edged out Nadal 6-5 (7-6) in the decider as the Aces ended the Manila leg on a disappointing note.Earlier, UAE Royals defeated Singapore Slammers 26-23 in the first encounter of the day.