Manila: Micromax Indian Aces registered their third successive victory in the International Tennis Premier League (IPTL), defeating UAE Royals 28-20 at the Mall of Asia Arena yesterday.
UAE coach John Laffnie de Jager won the toss and elected to receive and in the first encounter, Kristina Mladenovic beat Aces&rsquo; Ana Ivanovic 6-4. Ivanovic gave a spirited display despite being down 1-5.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/01gael.jpg" alt="" /> Gael Monfils of the Indian Aces returns to Marin Cilic of the UAE Royals during their singles match of the IPTL in Manila yesterday. pic/AFP
Experienced mixed doubles pair Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna notched a 6-3 win in the second set over Mladenovic and Nenad Zimonjic to equalise for the Aces.
Later, Bopanna partnered with Gael Monfils to victory over Zimonjic and Marin Cilic 6-4 in the men&rsquo;s doubles third set. This win gave the Aces a 2-1 lead, which increased to 3-1 following Monfils&rsquo; 6-3 win over Malek Jaziri, who replaced injured Marin Cilic.
&ldquo;I love this format. This suits me well. I love the team atmosphere. We had fun out there. Actually we&rsquo;re good friends &mdash; Ana, Sania &mdash; we grew up together. It&rsquo;s a good competition because we are having fun,&rdquo; Monfils said.
In the fifth and final set, Aces&rsquo; coach-cum-player Fabrice Santoro defeated the big-serving Goran Ivanisevic 6-4 to win the past champions&rsquo; tie.

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