Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the Champions Tennis League got off to an exciting start here tonight with Mark Phillippoussis of Hyderabad Aces defeating Bangalore Raptors' Thomas Enqvist in the first match of the five-set tie.

Phillippoussis, the seasoned player from Australia beat Enqvist from Sweden, 5-5 (5-2) in the Legends category of the match held at the Lal Bahadur Stadium.