I don't even know if Daniela's going to be playing as she's not listed on the IPTL website and Lucic-Baroni is listed instead but she's still listed on the Japan Warriors website. We'll see if she's there or not tomorrow. Chances are that if she's there tomorrow, Daniela will be sitting on the bench behind Sharapova and Nara as Shazza's the big star and Nara's Japanese. If she's there then I'm sure she'll enjoy herself, if not she can prepare for 2016.

Sabine Lisicki And Daniela Hantuchova Withdraw From IPTL
02-12-2015
The Philippine Mavericks and Japan Warriors each lose a WTA player as they have withdrawn from the offseason event.

With the IPTL set to kickoff, there have been a couple of withdrawals from the event. Novak Djokovic was the most prominent withdrawal and was replaced by Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. On a lesser known scale, Daniela Hantuchova and Sabine Lisicki have also withdrawn from the event. Hantuchova was set to play for the Japan Warriors while Lisicki was on the Philippine Mavericks.

The Rest Of The Japan Warriors

Despite Hantuchova’s withdrawal, the team still has two more female singles players they could use. The Warriors have former world number one Maria Sharapova at their disposal. They also have a fellow Japanese women’s player, Kurumi Nara, at their disposal. To finish out the team, the Warriors have five male players. Their squad of males is led by 2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori and one half of the 2014 Wimbledon doubles champions Vasek Pospisil. The team also has the likes of Marat Safin, Leander Paes, and Lucas Pouille.

Does anyone care about this without Daniela?

Does anyone care about this without Daniela?

Judging by the attendance, people aren't caring full stop. Even Federer-Nadal didn't sell out New Delhi.

It would,of course, have been standing-room only had Daniela been there.