Star Sports to air Int. Premier Tennis League

Star Sports India has acquired the rights to broadcast the upcoming International Premier Tennis League, which kicks off on 28th November.

The league is being organised by Mahesh Bhupathi with an intention to fulfill the increasing demand for top-level tennis in Asia.

IPTL will be played in typically indoor stadiums across four Asian countries ��� Philippines, Singapore, India and UAE from 28th November to 13th December. The India leg of the IPTL that is scheduled to be held in Delhi would be witness to Tennis greats like Roger Federer, who would be playing in India for the first time, besides Novak Djokovic, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych, Goran Ivanisevic and Pete Sampras.

Star India president sports Nitin Kukreja said, ���The International Premier Tennis League is an unprecedented opportunity for sports fans across India to experience the game played by its legends. This is the first time India will play host to some of the biggest names in tennis, and we at Star Sports are extremely proud to be associated with this league. We�۪re confident that the league will take the game of tennis to much greater heights and further accelerate its development and adoption�۝ .

IPTL founder, MD, Mahesh Bhupathi said, ���On behalf of the IPTL, we�۪re very excited that Star Sports has acquired the rights to broadcast over the long term. Given their network strength and their commitment to growing sport in the country, our decision to partner with them was an easy one. We�۪re confident that the IPTL�۪s quicker and more exciting format, bundled with Star Sports�۪ strength in packaging and promotion will lend greatly to delivering a great viewing experience to sports fans, and attracting new ones to the game!�۝