2024 World Tennis League
| 2024 World Tennis League | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–22 December 2024 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Draw | 4 teams |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Etihad Arena |
| Champions | |
| Falcons (Rublev, Rybakina, Shapovalov, Garcia) | |
The 2024 World Tennis League was a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition mixed-gender team tennis tournament. It was the third edition of the World Tennis League. The event was held on hard court at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 19 until 22 December 2024.[1]
Team Falcons, composed of Andrey Rublev, Elena Rybakina, Denis Shapovalov and Caroline Garcia, won the title, defeating Team Hawks (Jordan Thompson, Aryna Sabalenka, Sumit Nagal and Mirra Andreeva) in the final, 20–16.[2]
Format
[edit]The teams played each other in a round-robin format. Each ties consisted of four sets: one men's singles, one women's singles, and two doubles sets, which may include men's doubles, women's doubles, or mixed doubles, as determined by the team that won the coin toss. They got one point for each game they won in a tie. If the team that won the fourth set is leading the tie, the tie was over. If the team that won the fourth set was trailing in the match, the match went to overtime. If the leading team won one game in overtime, it won the match tie. If the overall game score became equal, a first to 10 'super shoot-out tiebreak was played, which was worth one game point plus two bonus points.
Following the round-robin phase, the top two teams faced off in the final on 22 December 2024.[3]
Teams and players
[edit]16 players were drawn into four teams (Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Kites).[3][4]
| Eagles | Falcons | Hawks | Kites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| Men #1 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas |
11 |  Andrey Rublev |
8 |  Jordan Thompson |
26 |  Casper Ruud |
6 |
| Women #1 |  Iga Świątek |
2 |  Elena Rybakina |
6 | Aryna Sabalenka |
1 |  Jasmine Paolini |
4 |
| Men #2 | Alexander Shevchenko |
78 |  Denis Shapovalov |
56 |  Sumit Nagal |
98 | Nick Kyrgios |
nr |
| Women #2 |  Paula Badosa |
12 |  Caroline Garcia |
48 | Mirra Andreeva |
16 |  Simona Halep |
877 |
- Singles rankings as of 16 December 2024.
- nr = not ranked
Results
[edit]| Event | Falcons | Hawks | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | C Garcia / E Rybakina
|
M Andreeva / A Sabalenka
|
6–7(5–7) | 6–7 |
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina
|
Aryna Sabalenka
|
6–7(3–7) | 12–14 |
| Men's doubles | A Rublev / D Shapovalov
|
S Nagal / J Thompson
|
5–7 | 17–21 |
| Men's singles | Andrey Rublev
|
Jordan Thompson
|
7–5 | 24–26 |
| Overtime | Andrey Rublev
|
Jordan Thompson
|
2–0 | 26–26 |
| Super shoot-out | Andrey Rublev
|
Jordan Thompson
|
1–0(10–6) | 27–26 |
| Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | 2–0 | 29–26 | ||
| Event | Kites | Eagles | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | J Paolini / C Ruud
|
P Badosa / A Shevchenko
|
6–4 | 6–4 |
| Men's singles | Casper Ruud
|
Alexander Shevchenko
|
6–4 | 12–8 |
| Women's doubles | S Halep / J Paolini
|
P Badosa / I Świątek
|
7–5 | 19–13 |
| Women's singles | Jasmine Paolini
|
Iga Świątek
|
5–7 | 24–20 |
| Overtime | Jasmine Paolini
|
Iga Świątek
|
1–0 | 25–20 |
| Event | Hawks | Eagles | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | M Andreeva / A Sabalenka
|
P Badosa / I Świątek
|
6–1 | 6–1 |
| Women's singles | Aryna Sabalenka
|
Paula Badosa
|
6–2 | 12–3 |
| Men's doubles | S Nagal / J Thompson
|
A Shevchenko / S Tsitsipas
|
6–4 | 18–7 |
| Men's singles | Sumit Nagal
|
Alexander Shevchenko
|
2–6 | 20–13 |
| Overtime | Sumit Nagal
|
Alexander Shevchenko
|
1–1 | 21–14 |
| Event | Falcons | Kites | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | C Garcia / E Rybakina
|
S Halep / J Paolini
|
7–6(7–5) | 7–6 |
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina
|
Simona Halep
|
6–4 | 13–10 |
| Mixed doubles | C Garcia / D Shapovalov
|
J Paolini / N Kyrgios
|
5–7 | 18–17 |
| Men's singles | Andrey Rublev
|
Nick Kyrgios
|
6–4 | 24–21 |
| Event | Eagles | Falcons | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | Iga Świątek
|
Elena Rybakina
|
6–3 | 6–3 |
| Women's doubles | P Badosa / I Świątek
|
C Garcia / E Rybakina
|
6–2 | 12–5 |
| Men's doubles | A Shevchenko / S Tsitsipas
|
A Rublev / D Shapovalov
|
6–4 | 18–9 |
| Men's singles | Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
Andrey Rublev
|
1–6 | 19–15 |
| Overtime | Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
Andrey Rublev
|
1–0 | 20–15 |
| Event | Hawks | Kites | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | M Andreeva / A Sabalenka
|
S Halep / J Paolini
|
6–1 | 6–1 |
| Women's singles | Mirra Andreeva
|
Jasmine Paolini
|
6–4 | 12–5 |
| Men's doubles | S Nagal / J Thompson
|
N Kyrgios / C Ruud
|
4–6 | 16–11 |
| Men's singles | Sumit Nagal
|
Casper Ruud
|
3–6 | 19–17 |
| Overtime | Sumit Nagal
|
Casper Ruud
|
1–0 | 20–17 |
Standings
[edit]A team received 2 bonus points for each super shoot-out tiebreak won. The top two teams qualified for the final.
| Rank | Team | Ties | Games | Bonus points |
Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falcons | 2–1 | 66–67 | 2 | 68 |
| 2 | Hawks | 2–1 | 67–58 | 0 | 67 |
| 3 | Kites | 1–2 | 63–64 | 0 | 63 |
| 4 | Eagles | 1–2 | 54–61 | 0 | 54 |
Final
[edit]| Event | Falcons | Hawks | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | C Garcia / E Rybakina
|
M Andreeva / A Sabalenka
|
6–7(5–7) | 6–7 |
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina
|
Mirra Andreeva
|
2–6 | 8–13 |
| Men's doubles | A Rublev / D Shapovalov
|
S Nagal / J Thompson
|
6–2 | 14–15 |
| Men's singles | Andrey Rublev
|
Sumit Nagal
|
6–1 | 20–16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "World Tennis League announces new partnership ahead of third season". The Nation. 17 October 2024.
- ^ "World Tennis League 2024 Final: Andrey Rublev leads Falcons featuring Elena Rybakina from two wins down to title in UAE". Tennisuptodate.com. 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Swiatek, Sabalenka and Medvedev set for World Tennis League in Abu Dhabi". Khaleej Times. 11 November 2024.
- ^ "World Tennis League 2024: Dates, schedule, format, teams and TV channel for exhibition event in Abu Dhabi". London Evening Standard. 17 December 2024.