Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
“PPG Eagles” won the title of the second season of the World Tennis League, defeating “SG Mavericks Kites”, and the champion performed wonderfully in the matches of the fourth and final day of the tournament, which was held over 4 days at the “Etihad Arena” in Abu Dhabi, organized by the Council Abu Dhabi Sports Club, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, and Miral Company.
Arif Hamad Al Awani, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, crowned the winning team in the presence of Rajesh Banga, Chairman of the World Tennis League, Sunil Mathew, co-founder of the league, Praveen Sharma, founder and CEO of Meteora Developers, the main sponsor of the league, and Omar Al Amour, co-founder. Meteora Developers Company.
The champion received a prize of one million dirhams, which was received by the team owner and coach during the coronation ceremony, while “Kates” received 500 thousand dirhams.
The matches began with “mixed doubles” and witnessed a strong confrontation between Daniil Medvedev and Mira Andreeva from “Eagles” against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa from “Kites”, and continued without any break of serve, so the two teams decided to go to an extra half, which “Kites” decided to win. In the match 7-6.
In the “Women’s Doubles”, the “Eagles” were able to win, despite Sofia Kenin and Mira Andreeva stumbling against Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa at the beginning and trailing 2-5, until the two “Eagles” players succeeded in winning five consecutive games to end the match 7-5.
The “Eagles” continued its strong performance in the finals, during the “men’s doubles” match, which witnessed a confrontation between Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, against Grigor Dimitrov and Lloyd Harris, and ended 6-3 for the “Eagles”, putting it ahead of the “Kates” by four points. During the finals.
In “Women’s Singles”, world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, faced world number 33, Sofia Kenin, and the latter was able to break Sabalenka’s serve in the fifth game, gaining the lead over Sabalenka and ending the match in her favor 6-4.
The finals concluded with a “men’s singles” match between Andrey Rublev, ranked fifth in the world, and the “Eagles” player, with Grigor Dimitrov “Kites”, and ended with the latter winning 7-4, and despite the result, “Eagles” was crowned champion with 29 points, compared to 26 points for “Eagles”. “Kates.”
2023-12-25 05:26:18
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