IPTL 2015: Indian Aces and Philippine Mavericks earn wins on Friday
Sunday 6 December 2015 11:21, UK
The Japan Warriors slipped to a third consecutive defeat in the International Premier Tennis League, losing four out of five legs against the Philippine Mavericks.
The Mavericks romped to a 28-24 victory in Kobe, Japan, to condemn the host side to another outing without their debut win in the tournament.
Kurumi Nara, the world No 81, was the Warriors' only winner on Friday as she impressively downed Serena Williams 6-4.
But the Mavericks had already reeled off four straight legs - taking the mixed doubles, men's doubles then the men's singles when Milos Raonic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-5. Mark Philippoussis then edged Marat Safin by the same scoreline before Nara surprisingly earned the Warriors' only win against world No 1 Williams.
The Indian Aces had earlier defeated the Singapore Slammers 27-22 as Ivan Dodig secured a surprise win over Nick Kyrgios in the final leg.
The world No 87 defeated Kyrgios 6-3 after the same two men played out the same scoreline in the mixed doubles. The Slammers had won the first two legs through Carlos Moya and Karolina Pliskova.
Friday's results leave the UAE Royals top of the group with the Aces second.
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