5 big weapons in the UAE Royals team that will be tough for all IPTL teams to counter
Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic will be the Royals’ key players2014 IPTL runners-up UAE Royals are blessed with a perfect blend of raw power and finesse. With an enviable line-up that consists of 20 singles Slam titles, the Royals certainly look well-poised to lay their hands on the IPTL trophy for the first time. The team members – Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych, Marin Cilic, Goran Ivanisevic, Daniel Nestor, Ana Ivanovic and Kristina Mladenovic – are very much capable of forcing other teams into submission through their talent. And all of these players have got some massive weapons in their arsenal too.Here are the five major weapons from the UAE Royals team members that all the other teams in the IPTL will struggle to counter:
#5 Daniel Nestor\'s nifty doubles skills and experience
Doubles legend Daniel Nestors vast experience in doubles is an asset to any team. TheUAE Royals team strength got boosted considerably by the addition of the 43-year-oldCanadian, who played for Manila Mavericks last year.
With an illustrious resume of 88 career doubles titles that includes eight mens doublesSlam crowns apart from four mixed doubles titles, the former World No. 1 is one of themost revered players in the history of the game. His humongous number of careerdoubles wins 999 coupled with his impressive longevity gives the southpaw an edgeover others any day.
The Sydney Olympic gold medallist is any doubles teams nightmare due to his pinpointplacement of the ball and his volleying skills. Moreover, Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovics presence is an added advantage. TheCanadian-French duo have had tremendous success in mixed doubles, annexing the2013 Wimbledon and the 2014 Australian Open titles, besides reaching the 2013
French Open final. With such a well-matched team, the UAE Royals look primed toperform strongly in mixed doubles