[GirlySports]

India is really onto something here. They know they cannot get the best stars for a long-term sustained league so they have these mini-tournaments like IPL that only take a few weeks and garners interest.

They just did it for badminton! I heard they want to do it for tennis eventually.

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/49...-team-list.htm

http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/2...endly-bhupathi

Superstars such as Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and legends Andre Aggasi and Pete Sampras have promised to feature in the league, which is expected to begin in December 2014, prior to the Australian Open.

Modelled on the highly successful Indian Premier League cricket event, the IPTL, a Bhupathi-owned Globosport property, will feature the world's best players representing franchises throughout Asia.

At least 9-10 cities including Singapore, Tokyo, Mumbai, Delhi, Hong Kong, Manila, Seoul, Dubai, Jakarta and Doha are in contention to buy six franchisees.