IPTL: Moya masterclass as Slammers thrash Mavericks

 

Temperamental Australian star Nick Kyrgios provided the perfect finish after veteran Carlos Moya's masterclass performance as Singapore Slammers hammered Philippine Mavericks 30-22 in their opening match of the International Premier Tennis League's India leg in Delhi on Friday.
The Slammers won all the five sets of the match – three of them decided via the tie-breaker -- on the second day of IPTL's India leg.
It began with the legends' singles in which Australian power-server Mark Philippoussis, who is Mavericks' coach-cum-player, squared off against Spanish star Moya.
Philippoussis was slower off the blocks against his more aggressive opponent, who showed just why some players are refusing to call the IPTL exhibition tennis.
A bundle of energy when it came to chasing down Philippoussis' serve and returns on the baseline, Moya was evidently more creative, closer to the nets as well.
Moya enthralled the sparse crowd with some exquisite strokeplay in his 6-4 win over the Australian, nicknamed 'Scud' in his prime for a booming serve.