Andy Murray's Manila Mavericks lose opening match of IPTL
19:12, 29 November 2014
LONDON. KAZINFORM Andy Murray could not stop the Manila Mavericks falling to defeat in the International Premier Tennis League.
The Scot's team succumbed to the UAE Royals 29-24 in Manila after Murray lost both his sets on Friday. He linked up with Maria Sharapova for their mixed doubles against the Royals' Nenad Zimonjic and Kristina Mladenovic only to lose 6-4 and the 2013 Wimbledon champion also went down 6-5 to Marin Cilic in the men's singles. Each match is played over the best of five sets, each in a different format - men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles and men's legends - with each game won counting for a point. UAE Royals won the men's doubles 6-4 and the legends set 6-5 but Mladenovic lost 6-5 to Sharapova in the women's singles, the Guardian reports.