IPTL 2015 Results: Sunday Tennis Scores, Winners and Latest Manila Schedule
The OUE Singapore Slammers heaped more misery on the Legendari Japan Warriors on Sunday as they inflicted upon them their fourth defeat in as many matches at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Manila.
Meanwhile, the OBI UAE Royals suffered their first loss when they succumbed 29-18 to the Philippine Mavericks.
Here's a recap of the day's action, complete with the full set of results and the upcoming schedule.
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| Carlos Moya | 6-4 | Marat Safin |
| Marcelo Melo & Dustin Brown | 5-6 (6-7) | Leander Paes & Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
| Belinda Bencic | 6-2 | Mirjana Lucic-Baroni |
| Nick Kyrgios | 6-5 (7-6) | Philipp Kohlschreiber |
| Nick Kyrgios & Belinda Bencic | 6-3 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Mirjana Lucic-Baroni |
| Mark Philippoussis | 6-2 | Goran Ivanisevic |
| Milos Raonic | 6-4 | Tomas Berdych |
| Treat Huey & Serena Williams | 5-6 (6-7) | Daniel Nestor & Kristina Mladenovic |
| Serena Williams | 6-3 | Ana Ivanovic |
| Richard Gasquet & Edouard Roger-Vasselin | 6-3 | Tomas Berdych & Daniel Nestor |
| Monday, Dec. 7 | Manila | Micromax Indian Aces vs. OBI UAE Royals |
| Monday, Dec. 7 | Manila | Philippine Mavericks vs. Legendari Japan Warriors |
| Tuesday, Dec. 8 | Manila | OUE Singapore Slammers vs. OBI UAE Royals |
| Tuesday, Dec. 8 | Manila | Philippine Mavericks vs. Micromax Indian Aces |
Fourth Successive Defeat for the Warriors
The Slammers were dominant in their victory over the Warriors, as they dropped just one set.
Former French Open winner Carlos Moya and one-time U.S. and Australian Open champion Marat Safin kicked off proceedings in the men's legends singles.
A sloppy performance from Safin saw the Russian make 13 unforced errors in the set to Moya's seven, per the tournament's official website, as Moya got the Slammers off to a strong start.
Leander Paes and Pierre-Hugues Herbert helped the Warriors pull a set back on a tiebreaker to level the scores.
Philipp Kohlschreiber was the closest to making further inroads for the Warriors when he faced Nick Kyrgios in the men's singles, as he went a break up, but a clever use of the power point by the Australian pulled him back into contention, per IPTL on Twitter:
Kyrgios went on to win his set with a tiebreaker before successfully teaming up with Belinda Bencic, who thrashed Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2, to beat Lucic-Baroni and Herbert in the mixed doubles.
Later, the Mavericks' Mark Philippoussis and Milos Raonic gave the Mavericks a commanding 2-0 lead in their match with the Royals, the former dismantling Goran Ivanisevic 6-2 and the latter edging out Tomas Berdych 6-4.
Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic continued their outstanding doubles partnership—unsurprising given they've won Wimbledon and the Australian Open together—with their third win of the competition, though they were taken to a tiebreaker by Treat Huey and Serena Williams.
In the women's singles, Williams produced one of the most thrilling sets of the day when she faced Ana Ivanovic as the pair exchanged five breaks of serve, but the American ultimately came out on top.
Richard Gasquet and Edouard Roger-Vasselin completed the victory with a 6-3 win over Berdych and Nestor.
The IPTL has already served up some exciting tennis, and with 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal due to make his first appearance imminently, that only looks set to continue.
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