International Premier Tennis League.

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Bhupathi’s tennis league to rock Asia Djokovic, Nadal, Serena, Sharapova In Mix For Tournament Modelled On The IPL Prajwal Hegde | TNN

Bangalore: Mahesh Bhupathi is poised to serve another ace. In a glitzy event in Paris late on Friday, the 38-year-old doubles specialist linked arms with German tennis legend Boris Becker and American Justin Gimelstob, a former pro and member of the ATP board, to launch a star-studded International Premier Tennis League. IPTL has it all – big bucks, superstar roster that brings together the best of men’s and women’s tennis in a made-for-television package that is set to rock Asia in December 2014. World No.1 Novak Djokovic called the veteran Bangalorean’s gameplan for the league ‘revolutionary’ while Rafa Nadal, the king of clay, backed the initiative, saying it would be a “big successâ€. Six teams from six cities across Asia will make the playing field for the inaugural year of the competition. Bhupathi hopes the field will expand in the coming years. Teams will draft between six to ten players each at an auction in January in Melbourne a little before the Australian Open. The total salaries would cost each team between $4 and $10 million. Top players are set to make in excess of $1 million. There will be five categories of players and every category will have a base price. Players will be slotted on the basis of ranking, popularity and potential. “We’ve signed multiple players across all categories and expect to have over 100 players signed and available on the day of the draft for owners to pick from,†the Indian ace said. Bhupathi has signed on the biggest names in the men’s and women’s game for his league. Besides Djokovic and Nadal, he has US Open champion and Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray, big-serving Czech Tomas Berdych, athletic Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Serb Janko Tipsarevic among his elite players. The one ace missing from the marquee pack is the seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer of who Bhupathi said, “Roger won’t be participating in the inaugural year.†Among the women it will be American Serena Williams, Russian beauty Maria Sharapova, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur to name a few. Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and the lovable Aussie Pat Rafter are among the legends set to take centre stage. IPTL FACTS — Six teams from six Asian cities to compete in franchise-based league — Six to ten players will be picked in an auction in January with total salaries in the range of $4 to 10 million — Top tennis stars like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, Janko Tipsarevic, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur have confirmed their availability. Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Pat Rafter are expected to be some of the senior stars. — Bangalore, Kolkata, Osaka, Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong, Dubai and Doha are cities in the running for the league

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[FischerTal]

how do you spot-fix in tennis? :hmmm:

[gaurav92]

how do you spot-fix in tennis? :hmmm:

[maniac]

how do you spot-fix in tennis? :hmmm:

If a player changes his racquet it's a signal for the bookies that he is going to lose the set/point/game. If he wipes his face with the towel it means,there will be an unforced error :agree: