Murray, Sharapova lose again in second round of IPTL ties in Philippines

Britain number one Andy Murray and former women's world number one Maria Sharapova suffered another day of defeats in the second round of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) ties in the Philippines.

Murray and Sharapova had lost as a mixed doubles team on day one, and went down again as Manila Mavericks lost to Indian Aces. The duo was beaten 6-1 by doubles specialists Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza, after Murray had earlier lost 6-4 to Gael Monfils in singles.

Ana Ivanovic then beat Sharapova 6-3 as Indian Aces prevailed 24-15 overall, The BBC reported.

The four-team event began in Manila on Friday and would move on to Singapore, Delhi and Dubai, with the final on 13 December.

Murray is only scheduled to play over the three days of the Manila leg before the Briton heads to the United States for his annual off-season training block.

Sharapova, the reigning French Open champion, only committed to play the first two days of the inaugural exhibition event. She said that this is the first year, adding that everything is a learning process.

The Russian said that she felt such a great amount of energy walking out to the court, adding that she really felt the warmth there. She admitted that she is very blessed to have good fans who are committed and have followed her through so many years.

Murray would complete his IPTL stint on Sunday when Manila takes on Singapore Slammers, with Tomas Berdych due to face the Scot in singles, the report added.