CTL 2015 Final: Punjab Marshalls def. Hyderabad Aces

An incredibly narrow margin for a final. The Punjab Marshalls close out the final 22-21 against home side Hyderabad Aces.

CHAMPIONSHIP POINT! It's 4-3 in favour of Baghdatis in the tiebreaker with both teams at 21 games apiece.

Punjab and Baghdatis HOLD! The teams are now 21 games apiece as well, and Karlovic serves for the tiebreak.

If Baghdatis holds serve, yet another set will go to a tiebreak - to decide the set, the title and the 2015 championship.

Baghdatis will now serve to stay in the match as he trails Karlovic 3-4.

Are we headed for another tiebreak? Karlovic and Baghdatis are 3 games apiece now as it's game point for the Croat!

Karlovic extends his lead to 3-2, with his team, Hyderabad Aces, leading Punjab 20 games to 19.

The final tie of the final! Marcos Baghdatis of Punjab is down 1-2 to Croatian Ivo Karlovic of the Hyderabad Aces!

Punjab Marshalls' Myneni and Baghdatis take the men's doubles set 5-4 after a tiebreak!

Yet ANOTHER tie breaker! With the teams 4-4, Karlovic and Nedunchezhiyan are now on serve as they fight for the set.

Hyderabad lead! 3-2 to the home team with some powerful shots from the big-serving Ivo Karlovic.

A turn of fortunes! Hyderabad come back to level with Punjab, with the teams now 2 games all.

Ivo Karlovic and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan take the court for Hyderabad Aces as they play Punjab's Myneni and Baghdatis.

.@mhingis and @ivokarlovic close out the set without any fuss and take it 5-2! #CTL2015 #CTLPower #AdvantageIndia
— CTLIndia (@CTLAdvantage) December 6, 2015

And the Hyderabad Aces take it easily.

They've come back on all four cylinders! The tall Karlovic and the Swiss Miss lead the Marshalls pair 4-2.

Impressive play from the big-serving Karlovic and the powerful Hingis! The pairs are now level at 1-1 in the mixed doubles with some quality shots on display.

The mixed doubles are currently underway, with Ivo Karlovic and Martina Hingis of the Aces playing Elina Svitolina and Marcos Baghdatis of the Punjab Marshalls.

Hingis loses the tiebreak! It's the Marshalls who take that set.

Svitolina breaks! They're now tied at 4-all and it's the second tiebreak!

Hingis now leads 4-3, and she's serving for the match!

It's now 2-2 and nothing in it, even though Svitolina was 1 year old when Hingis ruled the roost.

Hingis and her opponent Elina Svitolina of the Punjab Marshalls have both held . It's 1-1.

Hingis shows just why she's a legend as she varies even the smallest of shots.

The youngest ever World No. 1 at 16; the current Doubles World No. 1 - Living Legend Martina Hingis is now on court!

And he clears it! Greg Rusedski takes the tiebreak and with it the set for Punjab Marshalls as they lead 5-4.

With a 4-4 scoreline, we're at a tiebreak! The leader at the end of 9 points wins; Rusedski leads Johansson 4-2.

And so it continues.. both unbroken, Johansson leads Rusedski 4-3 in the first set.

.@GregRusedski1 hi fives the @punjabmarshalls team at the changeover. #CTL2015 #CTLIndia pic.twitter.com/7TsxqVGwSu
— CTLIndia (@CTLAdvantage) December 6, 2015

An uneventful set so far as each legend has taken their respective service games. 3-3 in Hyderabad!

Johansson hits an ace to hold and go 2-1! Some big serves from the Swede today.

Johansson holds to go 1-0!

We start off with the legends' singles as Hyderabad's Thomas Johansson takes on Greg Rusedski of the Punjab Marshalls.

The teams all set for the exciting match. @HyderabadAces @punjabmarshalls at #CTL2015 the finals of @CTLAdvantage pic.twitter.com/xpZQaHp1SQ
— Appu (@appucjames) December 6, 2015

Aces' legend Johansson comes into this tie undefeated.

Although they're both in the finals, neither team has faced the other in the tournament before.

We're at the final of the CTL 2015! Punjab, led by British legend Greg Rusedski, meet the Hyderabad Aces of Swedish Thomas Johansson.