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- Updated: December 6, 2016
Roger Federer and Serena Williams have both pulled out of an exhibition tournament in India next week as a result of the country’s cash crunch.
The two former world number ones had been the big-name draws of the Indian leg of this year’s International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) which is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad from 9-11 December, live on Sky Sports.
But the IPTL said in a statement it was “sad to announce that Roger Federer and Serena Williams won’t participate at this year’s IPTL”, citing the “uncertainty” sparked by the government’s decision last month to withdraw high-denomination notes from …
