Fabrice Santoro coach/player of the Indian Aces takes a photograph of team mate Ana Ivanovic and Kirsten Flipkens of the Manila Mavericks as Tomas Berdych of the Singapore Slammers watches on the private jet en route from Singapore to Delhi prior to the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League third leg at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
December 5, 2014 in Delhi
Ana Ivanovic of the Indian Aces relaxes in the players lounge during the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League at the Singapore Sports Hub
Ana Ivanovic of the Indian Aces boards the private jet from Singapore to Delhi prior to the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League third leg at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
December 5, 2014
Who says girls travel with more luggage than guys?!
Not the case today was it Philipp Kohlscreiber?
Serena Williams of the Singapore Slammers high fives the fans as she runs out for her teams match against the UAE Royals during the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League at the Singapore Sports Hub.
December 4, 2014. Singapore
Tomas Berdych of the Singapore Slammers is congratulated by team mate Serena Williams on his victory against Marin Cilic of the UAE Royals during the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League
Serena Williams of the Singapore Slammers celebrates her victory with her team bench against Caroline Wozniacki of the UAE Royals during the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League at the Singapore Sports Hub
Not a bad replacement vehicle when your car is in the shop
#oneandonlymacan
EUGENIE BOUCHARD SEXY. PHOTO OF THE DAY
Ana Ivanovic talks about the advantage of playing at the #IPTL!
Anna Tatishvilli Selfie. PHOTO OF THE DAY
Tournament Info
Tier: International
Prize Money: $250,000
Surface: Hard
Director: Karl Budge
The formation of what now is known as the ASB Classic occurred when Ari Hallenberg and Global Sports saw a hole in the marketplace and asked Tennis New Zealand about creating an event in Auckland.
The first staging was held in 1985 as part of the 1986 tour and it moved to its current pre-Australian Open spot on the calendar, New Zealand's lone stop, in 1996. Champs at the tournament - staged at the ASB Tennis Arena - include Marion Bartoli, Lindsay Davenport, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Agnieszka Radwanska and Ana Ivanovic.
Auckland, also known as the City of Sails, features black sand beaches, endless water activities and fantastic dining options. It is the largest and most populous urban region in New Zealand.
After a stellar junior career, highlighted by a French Open triumph in 2009, there were high hopes for Kristina Mladenovic when she joined the senior ranks. However, this expectation has weighed heavily on the young Frenchwoman, whose ranking has yo-yoed since graduating to the WTA.
The start of 2014 was particularly lean and she went into her first round meeting with No.2 seed Li Na in Paris with just a handful of wins to her name. If she was short on confidence, it did not show, as she took the match to the former champion from the off.
An accomplished doubles player, Mladenovic took every opportunity to exhibit her all-court skills, venturing to the net to fend off a set point at 5-4 before returning a couple of games later to help serve it out.
"After the draw I wasn't very happy, but I made sure I prepared as well as I could and was ready to play my best tennis," Mladenovic said. "When I got on court, I thought, 'I'm at home, be positive.'"
Mladenovic targeted Li's misfiring forehand throughout and it was a tactic that paid rich dividends. "I tried to get my forehand into play and attack her forehand whenever I could and it worked well. I'm really glad I could produce such good tennis in front of all these supporters!"
Another fun day IPTL - International Premier Tennis League!
What incredible mates I have got around me Tomas Berdych Nick Kyrgios Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewitt Bruno Soares Andre Agassi Joshua Eagle
Who would think we would be back to Singapore so soon!
@zlatkonovkovic #dejan #iptl #goaces
Mylan WTT Smash Hits presented by Walgreens and AmerisourceBergen, a star-studded charity tennis event co-hosted by Sir Elton John and WTA founder and legend Billie Jean King, will take place this coming Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Eight WTA and ATP World Tour stars will be in action, and split into two teams - Martina Hingis, Heather Watson, Andy Roddick and John McEnroe will be on Team Elton, while Kim Clijsters, Sabine Lisicki, Jamie Murray and Tim Henman will be on Team Billie Jean. The teams will go head-to-head in five matches - women's doubles, men's doubles, women's singles, mixed doubles and men's singles.
The matches will follow World TeamTennis format - each match will feature one set with the first to five games, or a nine-point tie-break at 4-all. Game scoring is no-ad and let serves are playable.
Team Elton currently leads the overall head-to-head, 11-10 - can Team Billie Jean even it up?
Mylan WTT Smash Hits benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Since 1993, Mylan WTT Smash Hits has raised over $12 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and various AIDS charities throughout the US. This is the first time in the event's 22-year history that it will be staged outside the US.
Petra Kvitova Selfie: Lunch with the team after another tough morning
Bojana Jovanovski Sexy. PHOTO OF THE DAY
Ana Ivanovic. #OnTheWayToSingapore PHOTO OF THE DAY
Ana Ivanovic. #OnTheWayToSingapore PHOTO OF THE DAY
No sweat, no glory
SELFIE OF THE DAY
A tight set and a tough fight from Ana Ivanovic, but the odds were in the favour of Kristina Mladenovic!
#BreakTheCode
Five months after officially no longer the coach of China's Li Na, while world number two, to return to his starting job at the Academy of Beijing, Carlos Rodriguez is back in action!
The information was received directly from the famous Tennis Center "Potter's Wheel" in the suburbs of Beijing, where the Belgian-Argentine now leads the lovely Daniela Hantuchova
Afternoon relax and treatment..
#happymoments
We have such good team spirit already!
These are what winners look like!
#BreakTheCode
Monica Puig upheld her Latin American No.1 status this week by capturing the gold medal at the Central American Games, held in beautiful Veracruz, México.
Puig, who also captured gold at the event in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico back in 2010, didn't lose a set en route to the title this year, cruising past Ana María Sánchez of México in the final, 6-2, 6-1.
"I am so happy to have won the gold medal here in Veracruz and bring it home to Puerto Rico," an elated Puig said after the final. "To win the event was one of my big goals this year and all week long my focus was on being able to get through the matches and into the final.
I played a good match today and I am so thankful for all the support I continue to receive from everyone back home.
"My 'thank you' to everyone for this is in the form of bringing this gold medal home."
Puig is the highest-ranked player in all of Latin America - at No.59, she's actually the only Latin American player in the world's Top 100.
The next-highest is Brazil's Teliana Pereira at No.107.
Exhausted selfie after 2 tennis and fitness sessions.. #work
SELFIE OF THE DAY
There's a reason Agnieszka Radwanska has the nickname "The Magician" and "Ninja". It's simple, she can pull off the most difficult shots in the game with ease.
Agnieszka Radwanska has won the 2014 WTA Shot of the Year presented by Wilson. Radwanska took top honors with a brilliant overhead backhand during the Rogers Cup in August.
This is Radwanska's second year in a row winning the WTA Shot of the Year.
Last year she took top honors with an incredible 360 spin backhand volley in Miami.
Both Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams will make the trip to New Zealand to kick off their 2015 campaign. Joining them at the International event, which has been a fixture on tour since 1986, will be Sara Errani, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova and two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
"To have a Top 10 player in Caroline, a legend in Venus and a further three others in top 30 is a pretty incredible effort considering the competition," Tournament Director Karl Budge said.
"There is a real variety in styles, and some pretty tense competition right from the word go!"
Wozniacki will arrive at the ASB Tennis Centre on the back of a brilliant end to 2014 that saw her climb back into the Top 10 and reach the final of the US Open. Williams, who currently sits at No.18 in the rankings, will be looking to go one better than her performance in Auckland last January, when she finished runner-up to Ana Ivanovic.
Also joining them in the draw will be highly touted young Americans Sloane Stephens and CoCo Vandeweghe, as well as fellow WTA Rising Stars Monica Puig and Ana Konjuh.
Home hopes lie as ever with Marina Erakovic, who after making some changes behind the scenes is targeting a return to the Top 50.
"It is great to have Marina playing her home tournament.
Back on court!
This time in Manila!
#iptl #goaces #ajde @zlatkonovkovic #deja
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