The Legendari Japan Warriors crushed the Philippine Mavericks 29-15 to clinch their second win in this year’s IPTL in Singapore.
In the opening set Japan Warriors’ Marat Safin beat James Blake 6-3 in the men’s legends match. Kurumi Nara for the Japan Warriors cruised to 6-1 in the women’s match against Jarmila Gajdosova.
Leander Paes and Mirjana Lucic Baroni overcame Gajdosova and Edoaurd Roger Vasselin 6-2 in the mixed doubles.
Roger Vasselin teamed up with with Treat Huey in the men’s doubles to clinch the only set for the Mavericks with 7-5 in a tight tie-break.
Pierre Hugues Herbert beat Ivo Karlovic 6-3 in the men’s singles.
In the second match UAE Royals edged the Singapore Slammers 27-23.
Royals’ Goran Ivanisevic beat Carlos Moya in the legends match with 6-4 with a late break. Royals’Kristina Mladenovic edged Karolina Pliskova 6-5 in a very tight shoot-out in the women’s singles giving the Royals a 2-0 lead.
Dustin Brown teamed up wuth Karolina Pliskova for the Singapore Slammers to beat Roger Federer and Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 in the mixed doubles. Brown sealed the win with an ace. The Slammers tied the score to 15-15.
Federer and Daniel Nestor beat Nick Kyrgios and Marcelo Melo 6-4 in the men’s doubles. It was the first win for Federer in the series.
Federer faced Stan Wawrinka for the final men’s singles match. Federer won the all-Swiss match 6-4 after an exciting match featuring a lot of exciting shots. Wawrinka fought back from 1-3 to draw level to 4-all but Federer won the final two games to clinch his first singles victory in the IPTL this year.
“I had a great time in the IPTL last year, and that’s why I am back. It’s a great format, the team atmosphere is great. It’s nice that even if you lose, they don’t let you go down in hole. It’s nice to know that even if you lose, you have a strong bench out there. For me personally, I have really enjoyed seeing the legends singles. It’s great to see them play, fight out, to see how fit they still are, how well they still play. It’s my first time here in Singapore”, said Federer.
