IPTL 2015 Results: Saturday New Delhi Tennis Scores, Winners and Dubai Schedule
The OUE Singapore Slammers edged out the Legendari Japan Warriors 24-22 in the International Premier Tennis League in the final round of matches in New Delhi on Saturday.
Then, the Micromax Indian Aces beat the OBI UAE Royals as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal went head-to-head in the competition for the first time.
Here are all the results from Saturday's action, the upcoming schedule as the competition moves to Dubai and a complete roundup of how the final matches in New Delhi played out.
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| Carlos Moya | 2-6 | Thomas Enqvist |
| Dustin Brown & Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 | Leander Paes & Kirsten Flipkens |
| Belinda Bencic | 6-1 | Kirsten Flipkens |
| Marcelo Melo & Nick Kyrgios | 4-6 | Philipp Kohlschreiber & Leander Paes |
| Nick Kyrgios | 6-5 | Philipp Kohlschreiber |
| Rohan Bopanna & Sania Mirza | 6-4 | Daniel Nestor & Kristina Mladenovic |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | 6-1 | Kristina Mladenovic |
| Fabrice Santoro | 6-5 (7-4) | Goran Ivanisevic |
| Rohan Bopanna & Rafael Nadal | 6-4 | Marin Cilic & Roger Federer |
| Rafael Nadal | 6-5 (7-4) | Roger Federer |
| Monday, Dec. 14 | Dubai | Micromax Indian Aces vs. Legendari Japan Warriors |
| Monday, Dec. 14 | Dubai | OBI UAE Royals vs. Philippine Mavericks |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 | Dubai | Philippine Mavericks vs. Micromax Indian Aces |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 | Dubai | OBI UAE Royals vs. OUE Singapore Slammers |
| Wednesday, Dec. 16 | Dubai | Micromax Indian Aces vs. OUE Singapore Slammers |
| Wednesday, Dec. 16 | Dubai | OBI UAE Royals vs. Legendari Japan Warriors |
Saturday Recap
A ruthless performance from Thomas Enqvist gave the Warriors the lead in the opening set of their clash with the Slammers, as he broke Carlos Moya twice on the way to a 6-2 victory.
The Slammers hit back through Dustin Brown and Karolina Pliskova in a hard-fought contest with Leander Paes and Kirsten Flipkens that produced 10 break-point opportunities—the former pairing converted two to the latter's one and thereby took the set.
After three breaks in the first three games, Belinda Bencic was able to pull her team in front as she took on Flipkens in the women's singles, per IPTL:
Bencic went on to claim the set 6-1, before the Warriors came back again through Paes and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the men's doubles.
With the Slammers one point ahead going into the final set, Kohlschreiber needed to beat Nick Kyrgios by two clear games to win the match.
The German put in a valiant effort, but he was ultimately pipped to the post by Kyrgios and the Slammers won by two games:
The Aces took a commanding lead over the Royals in the second match, with Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza triumphing 6-4 over Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic, before Agnieszka Radwanska ruthlessly put Mladenovic to the sword, taking three out of three break opportunities and claiming a 6-1 victory.
Next up was Fabrice Santoro and Goran Ivanisevic in the men's legends, and the Croatian looked to have earned the Royals' first set of the match as he took a 5-3 lead. The Frenchman roared back into contention, though, and ultimately took the set on a tiebreaker.
To the delight of the crowd, Nadal and Federer lined up against each other in the men's doubles—the former with Bopanna, the latter with Marin Cilic. Both received a warm reception from the fans:
It was Nadal and Bopanna who emerged victorious in that contest despite their opponents saving six break points.
Nadal and Federer did not disappoint when they faced each other in the men's singles. The pair exchanged two breaks apiece in a thrilling contest, with the Spaniard earning seven opportunities to break overall and the Swiss star five.
Federer's second break came with Nadal serving for the set at 5-4 to force a tiebreaker, but nevertheless, Nadal came out on top in a tense finale.
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