The Manila Mavericks bared their best form during the last day of the Indian leg of the IPTL event, tripping the Singapore Slammers, 23-17, in New Delhi on Monday.
French ace Jo-Wilfred Tsonga won twice in the men’s singles, whipping Tomas Berdych and Nick Kyrgios in succession to hand the Manila Mavericks an easy 6-2 win.
The Mavericks’ pair of Kirsten Flipkens and Daniel Nestor, however, yielded to the Slammers’ Daniela Hantuchova and Kyrgios, 3-6, in the mixed doubles.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played to a 6-6 stalemate in their one-set match. Djokovic’s UAE Royals, however, bested Federer’s Indian Aces, 29-22.
“I have to give it to the team, they are really working hard every game and their efforts are paying off,” said team manager Jean Henri Lhuilllier, long-time patron of Philippine tennis. “I am certainly proud of the Manila Mavericks.”
Hantuchova continued her dominance over Flipkens in the women’s singles with a 6-2 triumph.
The Mavericks’ Tsonga and Nestor then routed the of Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt and Kyrgios, 6-0.
In the legends singles, Mark Philippoussis posted his seventh straight win at the expense of Patrick Rafter, 6-3.
With two lopsided wins the past two days, the Mavericks gained second place in the “Happiness Open.”