IPTL 2016 Results: Sunday Japan Tennis Scores, Winners and Singapore Schedule

The OUE Singapore Slammers survived a Kei Nishikori-led fightback in the International Premier Tennis League on Sunday to beat the Japan Warriors 27-23.

The Warriors headed into the final set trailing by nine games, but Nishikori was able to force overtime and pulled back five before Nick Kyrgios was able to recover and finish him off.

Earlier, the UAE Royals thrashed the Indian Aces 30-20, winning the first four sets before tying 6-6 in the men’s doubles to finish off.

Tomas Berdych all-but sealed the win in the fourth as he beat Feliciano Lopez 6-3 to give the Royals an almost unassailable 10-game lead heading into the final set after Thomas Johansson, Martina Hingis and Pablo Cuevas had won their matches.

Here are the final scores, per the IPTL’s official Twitter feed:

What a match to bid adieu to the Japan leg of #IPTL2016! @SG_Slammers won 27-23, but @keinishikori’s @japan_warriors won hearts!#JPNvSIN pic.twitter.com/VfUJuiwjqM

— IPTL (@iptl) December 4, 2016

The first match of the day goes the @UAERoyals’ way as every player contributed to the win!#IPTL2016 #INDvUAE pic.twitter.com/7JwnYA0uME

— IPTL (@iptl) December 4, 2016

The IPTL will now head to Singapore. Here is the schedule before it then moves to Hyderabad, India, per its official website:

Japan Warriors 23-27 OUE Singapore Slammers

Jelena Jankovic took on Kiki Bertens in the opening set and …

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