UAE Royals rope in Federer

Dubai: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will play for the UAE Royals franchise in the second season of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), that will be held from December 2 to 20.
The announcement was made today at an event here that was attended by Mahesh Bhupathi, Managing Director – IPTL, Team India Test captain and co-owner of the UAE Royals Virat Kohli, Neelesh Bhatnagar and Sachin Gadoya, co-owners UAE Royals and Praveen Bhatnagar, CEO UAE Royals.
Roger joins a formidable team of tennis superstars that include Goran Ivanisevic, 2001 Wimbledon Champion, Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open winner and current world no 7, Daniel Nestor, winner of 88 men’s doubles titles, Kristina Mladenovic, winner of the 2014 Australian Open and 2013 Wimbledon Championships and Tomas Berdych, the 2010 Wimbledon Championship finalist. The UAE leg of the league will be held from December 14 to 16 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
“I have always followed tennis with great interest and today I am glad to be part of a professional tennis league team” said Kohli at the official unveiling of the UAE Royals team for the second season of IPTL 2015. (UNI)