Internet Desk: Indian Aces beat UAE Royals 26-19 in an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) match to jump to the top spot in the standings with 10 points in Singapore on Tuesday.
Kirsten Flipkens took advantage of having played the previous leg in Japan for the Indian Aces and beat her friend Ana Ivanovic to bag the first set. It was all about angles for the Belgian woman, who was unstoppable.
The Mixed Doubles set was again a battle between two former partners who also are very used to facing each other on big occasions when it comes to the mixed category. Sania Mirza (with Rohan Bopanna) and Martina Hingis (with Pablo Cuevas) were on opposite sides of the net and the victory was for the Indian duo, who carried on with Flipkens’ confidence.
Everything came together for the Indian Aces and in the Legends set, Mark Philippoussis closed his set against Thomas Johansson with a Coca-Cola Power Point.
Then, Tomas Berdych lifted the Royals’ spirit up with another win over Feliciano López right before the final and definitive set. In the Men Doubles set, it was time for López to make up his previous loss and, with Bopanna’s help, finished the match on serve with a perfect game and a great win.
In the second match of the day, Singapore Slammers made their debut in front of their home crowd with a 29-16 win over Japan Warriors.