Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will play in the new IPTL . The tournament is being held at the same venue as Wimbledon for the first time since 2009 when it was played on grass courts instead of hard courts. Another Indian doubles specialist , Mahesh Bhupathi , came up with the idea for the league , which will hope to be as successful as cricket 's Indian Premier League . Among the women confirmed is women 's world No . 1 Serena Williams . But Roger Federer , Maria Sharapova , Li Na and Kei Nishikori all opt out .
Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will play in the new IPTL . The tournament is being held at the same venue as Wimbledon for the first time since 2009 when it was played on grass courts instead of hard courts. Among the women confirmed is women 's world No . 1 Serena Williams . But Roger Federer , Maria Sharapova , Li Na and Kei Nishikori all opt out .