• Bernard Tomic of Indian Aces was upset by Philipp Kohlschreiber of Japan Warriors. Karim Sahib / AFP
    Bernard Tomic of Indian Aces was upset by Philipp Kohlschreiber of Japan Warriors. Karim Sahib / AFP
  • epa05069142 Roger Federer of OBI UAE Royals in action against Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    epa05069142 Roger Federer of OBI UAE Royals in action against Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • Japan Warriors’ Thomas Enqvist hits a return against Indian Aces’ Fabrice Santoro during their match in Dubai. Ahmed Jadallah/ Reuters
    Japan Warriors’ Thomas Enqvist hits a return against Indian Aces’ Fabrice Santoro during their match in Dubai. Ahmed Jadallah/ Reuters
  • Fabrice Santoro of Micromax Indian Aces in action against Thomas Enqvist of Legendari Japan Warrios during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    Fabrice Santoro of Micromax Indian Aces in action against Thomas Enqvist of Legendari Japan Warrios during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • Indian Aces players Agnieszka Radwanska (L) and Rohan Bopanna (R) chat during the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    Indian Aces players Agnieszka Radwanska (L) and Rohan Bopanna (R) chat during the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals returns the ball to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks during their International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) tennis match on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
    Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals returns the ball to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks during their International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) tennis match on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
  • Agnieszka Radwanska of Micromax Indian Aces talks to media TV after winning against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Legendari Japan Warrios during the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    Agnieszka Radwanska of Micromax Indian Aces talks to media TV after winning against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Legendari Japan Warrios during the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • Indian Aces’ Fabrice Santoro of France hits a return to Legendari Japan Warriors’ Thomas Enqvist of Sweden during their match at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Dubai, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
    Indian Aces’ Fabrice Santoro of France hits a return to Legendari Japan Warriors’ Thomas Enqvist of Sweden during their match at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Dubai, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
  • Japan Warriors’ Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany hits a return to Micromax Indian Aces’ Bernard Tomic of Australia during their match at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Dubai, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
    Japan Warriors’ Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany hits a return to Micromax Indian Aces’ Bernard Tomic of Australia during their match at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Dubai, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
  • Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals returns the ball to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks during their International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) tennis match on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
    Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals returns the ball to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks during their International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) tennis match on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
  • Indian Aces players Rohan Bopanna (R) and Ivan Dodig (L) celebrate a point against Legendari Japan Warrios during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    Indian Aces players Rohan Bopanna (R) and Ivan Dodig (L) celebrate a point against Legendari Japan Warrios during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • Indian Sania Mirza (R) and Agnieszka Radwanska of Micromax Indian Aces cheer during a tennis match between France’s Fabrice Santoro of Micromax Indian Aces and Sweden’s Thomas Engvist of Legendari Japan Warriors during the part of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
    Indian Sania Mirza (R) and Agnieszka Radwanska of Micromax Indian Aces cheer during a tennis match between France’s Fabrice Santoro of Micromax Indian Aces and Sweden’s Thomas Engvist of Legendari Japan Warriors during the part of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
  • epa05069140 Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks in action against Roger Federer of OBI UAE Royals during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    epa05069140 Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks in action against Roger Federer of OBI UAE Royals during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • epa05069144 Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks reacts after winning against Roger Federer of OBI UAE Royalsduring their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    epa05069144 Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks reacts after winning against Roger Federer of OBI UAE Royalsduring their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • epa05069177 James Blake of Philippine Mavericks in action against Goran Ivanisevic of OBI UAE Royals during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    epa05069177 James Blake of Philippine Mavericks in action against Goran Ivanisevic of OBI UAE Royals during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • France’s Kristina Mladenovic of UAE Royals reacts to a line call during a match against Australia’s Samantha Stosur of Indian Aces in the women's singles of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
    France’s Kristina Mladenovic of UAE Royals reacts to a line call during a match against Australia’s Samantha Stosur of Indian Aces in the women's singles of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
  • Croatia's Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks celebrates winning against Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals during their International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) tennis match on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
    Croatia's Ivo Karlovic of Philippine Mavericks celebrates winning against Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals during their International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) tennis match on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
  • epa05069175 Kristina Mladenovic of OBI UAE Royals in action against Ajla Tomljanovic of Philippine Mavericks during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    epa05069175 Kristina Mladenovic of OBI UAE Royals in action against Ajla Tomljanovic of Philippine Mavericks during their match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals cheer their teammate during the men's singles event of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
    France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Switzerland's Roger Federer of Obi UAE Royals cheer their teammate during the men's singles event of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on December 14, 2015 in the Emirate Dubai. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB

Tennis

Roger Federer and friends in action in Dubai – IPTL UAE leg Day 1 in pictures

Robert Mickelson

December 15, 2015

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The first day of the Dubai leg of the 2015 International Premier Tennis League kicked off on Monday with Indian Aces, Japan Warriors, UAE Royals and Phillipine Mavericks in action at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.

In the afternoon match, the Aces rallied back for a 25-18 win over the Japan Warriors. Mavericks downed Royals in the evening session, 26-24.

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