The World Tennis League will enter another year of its pre-season exhibition tournament between 19-22 December 2024. It is the third edition as four teams battle it out for the crown in Abu Dhabi.
Our Tournament Centre helps take you through the tournament with schedules, standings, results and how to watch the tournament won last year by Eagles. This compiled Medvedev, Kenin, Rublev and Andreeva.
The teams will play each other in a round robin format. Each tie will consist of four sets, this sees one men's singles, one women's singles and two doubles sets which may include men's, women's or mixed. Following the round-robin, they will face off in the final on 22 December.
Teams
Despite withdrawals, it will still include Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas. As well as Casper Ruud who features in perhaps the strongest and most exciting team.
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He plays with Jasmine Paolini, Nick Kyrgios and Simona Halep. Mirra Andreeva, Andrey Rublev both also return from last year. Tsitsipas and Kenin will not albeit the latter two are on different teams and will look to bring glory to Falcons and Hawks.
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Format
It will be contested in a round-robin format with each team facing off over the course of the four days. In a new innovation this year, overtime has been introduced. If the trailing team wins the fourth set. Play continues until the leading team wins one more game or if they tie the game total. If the game scores are level, the match will be decided by a Super Shootout contested by the same players.
The winner of the Super Shootout wins one additional game and two bonus points. Andrey Rublev for instance in tie one sent it to overtime and won the Super Shootout so gained three extra points.
Standings
A team receives two bonus points for each super shoot-out tie-break won. The top two teams will qualify for the final after each team faces off in the Round Robin format.
| Rank | Team | Ties | Games | Bonus Points | Total |
| 1 | Falcons | 2-1 | 68-67 | 0 | 68 |
| 2 | Eagles | 1-2 | 54-61 | 0 | 54 |
| 3 | Hawks | 1-1 | 47-43 | 2 | 47 |
| 4 | Kites | 1-1 | 46-44 | 0 | 46 |
Schedule/Results
19 December 2024: Falcons def. Hawks (29-26)
| Event | Falcons | Hawks | Score | Total |
| Women's Doubles | Caroline Garcia/Elena Rybakina | Mirra Andreeva/Aryna Sabalenka | 6-7 | 6-7 |
| Women's Singles | Elena Rybakina | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-7 (3-7) | 12-14 |
| Men's Doubles | Andrey Rublev/Denis Shapovalov | Jordan Thompson/Sumit Nagal | 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) | 29-26 |
*Super Shoot-Out was completed after Rublev won the fourth match (26-26) - Rublev prevailed in a ten point tie-break and accrued three extra points.
19 December 2024: Eagles v Kites (20-25)
| Event | Eagles | Kites | Score | Total |
| Mixed Doubles | Paula Badosa/Alexander Shevchenko | Jasmine Paolini/Casper Ruud | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Men's Singles | Alexander Shevchenko | Casper Ruud | 4-6 | 8-12 |
| Women's Doubles | Paula Badosa/Iga Swiatek | Jasmine Paolini/Simona Halep | 5-7 | 13-19 |
| Women's Singles | Iga Swiatek | Jasmine Paolini | 7-5 | 20-24 |
| Overtime | Iga Swiatek | Jasmine Paolini | 0-1 | 20-25 |
20 December 2024: Eagles vs. Hawks (14-21)
| Event | Eagles | Hawks | Score | Total |
| Women's Doubles | Paula Badosa/Iga Swiatek | Mirra Andreeva/Aryna Sabalenka | 1-6 | 1-6 |
| Women's Singles | Paula Badosa | Aryna Sabalenka | 2-6 | 3-12 |
| Men's Doubles | Stefanos Tsitsipas/Alexander Shevcehnko | Jordan Thompson/Sumit Nagal | 4-6 | 7-18 |
| Men's Singles | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Sumit Nagal | 2-6, 1-1 | 14-21 |
20 December 2024: Falcons vs. Kites
| Event | Falcons | Kites | Score | Total |
| Women’s Doubles | Garcia/Rybakina | Paolini/Halep | 7-5 | 7-5 |
| Women's Singles | Rybakina | Halep | 6-4 | 13-9 |
| Mixed Doubles | Garcia/Shapovalov | Paolini/Kyrgios | 5-7 | 18-17 |
| Men's Singles | Rublev | Kyrgios | 6-4 | 24-21 |
21 December 2024: Falcons vs. Eagles (15-20)
| Event | Falcons | Eagles | Score | Total |
| Women's Singles | Elena Rybakina | Iga Swiatek | 3-6 | 3-6 |
| Women's Doubles | Garcia/Rybakina | Badosa/Swiatek | 2-6 | 5-12 |
| Men's Doubles | Rublev/Shapovalov | Shevchenko/Tsitsipas | 4-6 | 9-18 |
| Men's Singles | Andrey Rublev | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-1, 0-1 (OT) | 15-20 |
21 December 2024: Hawks vs. Kites
| Event | Hawks | Kites | Score | Total |
| Women’s Doubles | Andreeva/Sabalenka | Paolini/Halep | 6-1 | 6-1 |
| Women's Singles | Mirra Andreeva | Jasmine Paolini | 6-4 | 12-5 |
| Men's Doubles | Sumit Nagal/Jordan Thompson | Nick Kyrgios/Casper Ruud | 4-6 | 16-11 |
| Men's Singles | Sumit Nagal | Casper Ruud | 3-6, 1-0 | 20-17 |
Final
22 December 2024: Falcons v Hawks
| Event | Falcons | Hawks | Score | Total |
| Women's Doubles | Garcia/Rybakina | Andreeva/Sabalenka | 6-7 (5-7) | 6-7 |
| Women's Singles | Elena Rybakina | Mirra Andreeva | 2-6 | 8-9 |
| Men's Doubles | Rublev/Shapovalov | Nagal/Thompson | 6-2 | 14-15 |
| Men's Singles | Andrey Rublev | Sumit Nagal | 6-1 | 20-16 |
Nick Kyrgios joins forces with Simona Halep for World Tennis League team.
TV Guide
It has not yet been confirmed who is showing the tournament but likely it will be similar to the 2023 edition with the list updated as and when confirmed.
Tennis Channel: USA
Discovery+, Tennis Channel International: UK
Super Sport: Middle East and North Africa
Stan Sport: Australia
Ziggo: Netherlands
Canal+: Poland
Arena Sport: Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro
VG: Norway
A1: Bulgaria
Match TV: Russia
Jio Cinema, Sports 18: India
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