After enthralling sports activities followers within the UAE for 3 seasons, the World Tennis League (WTL), is about to make its India debut subsequent month. Slated for December 17-20 in Bengaluru, the four-day event will function a bunch of main worldwide names and is about to be performed on the prestigious SM Krishna Tennis Stadium.
This version will function a robust lineup of tennis expertise, together with Daniil Medvedev, Nick Kyrgios, Elena Rybakina, Paula Badosa, Rohan Bopanna, Gael Monfils, Arthur Fils, Sumit Nagal, Magda Linette and Marta Kostyuk.
In the meantime, WTL has additionally added India’s standout performers like Yuki Bhambri, Ankita Raina, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, Maaya Revathi, Dhakshineswar Suresh and Shivika Burman to the combination.
Speaking about her first look in India, World No. 5 Elena Rybakina stated, “I’ve heard a lot in regards to the tennis tradition in India, and I am thrilled to make my debut right here with WTL. The league has an thrilling format, and I am able to take pleasure in each second on the courtroom with my workforce.”
Notably, the WTL will see 4 groups taking part in in a round-robin format, and every set of matches will encompass males’s singles, girls’s singles, and two doubles occasions. After the round-robin, the highest two groups will advance to the ultimate.
Mahesh Bhupathi, the 12-time doubles Grand Slam Champion and Co-Founding father of the WTL, stated: “India has at all times shared a deep and lasting reference to tennis, and the WTL’s arrival right here is a chance to strengthen that bond. As somebody who has lived the game, I consider this format brings out the quick, dynamic, and fascinating aspect of the competitors.”
“With worldwide champions sharing the courtroom with India’s high expertise, we hope to encourage the following technology of gamers and showcase tennis as a sport that’s intense, international, and stuffed with risk,” he added.