Aamir, Akshay, Deepika and Riteish’s presence boosts IPTL

For the first time in three days, the most coveted seats at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium finally appeared to be full, thanks to the deadly combination of cinematic fraternity with superstars meeting the tennis legends. It was, after all, a momentous occasion - the final day of the Coca-Cola IPTL in India and the thing that had caught everyone’s attention, ever since the probable schedule was announced on Friday, was upon us. Actors Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh joined Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone and former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar for the Pro-Am which also featured Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Sania Mirza much to the delight of the crowd at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

Djokovic chose Sania as his partner, saying “If you ask me, I will pick the lady!”, and Federer chose to play with Aamir Khan, saying, “He’s got a lot of muscles!” It was a highly humorous exhibition which culminated with the top two players collaborating at the net, holding it down, as Aamir Khan struggled to get even one serve in! Khan, whose movie PK releases later this month in India, was cheered on by his wife and son on court but he seemed to have some trouble keeping the ball in play - missing several shots and hitting his serves multiple times into the net. It was all fun and smiles for the four-game doubles pro-am as Federer and Djokovic sat on opposite sides of the net to ensure Khan could get a serve over.