Abu Dhabi: Top stars to vie for World Tennis League glory

Abu Dhabi

The 19th of December sees the ‘Greatest Show on Court!’ as world class tennis players and musicians are united for World Tennis League Season 3. 

This season is set to play at the Etihad Arena from 19-22 December with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC), Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) and Miral supporting the league. 

The 4 players each will be in four teams, consisting of HonorFX Eagles, TSL Hawks, Game Changers Falcons, and Kites in the 3rd season of World Tennis League. Last year, the champions were Team Eagles of Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Mirra Andreeva and Sofia Kenin. New faces have come in this year, the rosters are reconfigured to make the league even more exciting than before. 

Elena Rybakina, Caroline Garcia, Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov are the game Changers Falcons’ players while TSL Hawks will field Aryna Sabalenka, Mirra Andreeva, Sumit Nagal and Jordan Thompson. 

For HonorFX Eagles, Iga Swiatek, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Shevchenko and Paula Badosa, while Kites will be led by Simona Halep, Jasmine Paolini, Nick Kyrgios and Casper Ruud. 

All the teams will play one round-robin match and each team will play one match against each other. Two teams with the most wins will advance to the finals clash on Dec. 22. 

There will be 4 sets played, Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, and 2 doubles sets, either Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, or Mixed Doubles, depending on the winner of the coin flip. 

WTL will have an even different format with if the lagging side wins set four, then the match goes to OT. 

OT will be conducted until the winning team loses one more game or the losing team matches the total. : When the scores are even, the game goes into a Super Shootout. 

The same players in the fourth set will be playing the Super Shootout. The first player to 10 wins 9-9 sudden death. The Super Shootout champion will get one game and two bonus points. 

Every game will have an effect on standings as teams vie for top positions based on how many games are played. For teams who share points, their record against one another and winning percentage will apply. 

The season will open on a high note when Game Changers Falcons with Rybakina and Rublev as star stars battle it out against TSL Hawks with the Women’s World as stars. No1 Sabalenka and the Indian tennis player Nagal. 

In the other — Swiatek and Tsitsipas to lead the reigning champions HonorFX Eagles vs Kites featuring two-time Grand Slam winner Halep and popular favorite Kyrgios. 

The Kites vs Game Changers Falcons, TSL Hawks vs HonorFX Eagles, night-time Match — Day Two (December 20). 

This last day (December 21) is going to be the opening game between TSL Hawks and Kites and on the final day in the league, Game Changers Falcons and HonorFX Eagles will play. World Tennis League Season 3 Final on December 22. 

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