Rohan Bopanna of the Indian Aces returns the ball to James Blake of Philippine Mavericks. AFPDubai: Rohan Bopanna won his singles as well as doubles match as Indian Aces extended their domination in the IPTL, winning the contest against Philippine Mavericks 30-17 here on Tuesday.
In a surprise move, Bopanna was fielded in the legends singles and he came out all guns blazing, blanking American James Blake 6-0.
Agnieszka Radwanska was her usual fighting self and edged Ajla Tomlajanovic 6-4 to help Indian Aces consolidate the lead.
The defending champions changed their mixed doubles pairing as Sania Mirza combined with Ivan Dodig instead of Bopanna and they prevailed 6-4 against Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Jarmila Gajdosova.
Bopanna came back to action for the men's doubles with Dodig and they faced stiff resistance from Roger-Vasselin and Treat Huey before wining via shootout 7-2.
The defending champions had sealed the tie and the men's singles was rendered inconsequential. But Bernad Tomic closed the contest for the Aces on a winning note with a 6-4 victory over big-serving Ivo Karlovic.
(with agency inputs)
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