Summary:
The International Premier Tennis League is a new tennis tournament that aims to be as popular as cricket's Indian Premier League.

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(CNN) -- Some big names are in -- and some are out -- for the inaugural edition of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Serena Williams are all confirmed for the exhibition league that begins in late November in Asia but the biggest draw in tennis -- Roger Federer -- Maria Sharapova and Li Na are among those giving the IPTL a miss. Besides Li, two other prominent Asian players weren't on the official player list released by organizers Friday -- Asian men's No. 1 Kei Nishikori and doubles specialist Leander Paes, a hugely popular figure in India. 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. "The IPTL is the ï¬ .