Former world's No. 1 Rafael Nadal will pocket around $1 million per game for his contribution to the controversial International Premier Tennis League, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old Nadal became the highest-paid player to commit to the inaugural International Premier Tennis League. The Spanirard will join other top-tier tennis players, including three top-10 women's singles players such as former world's No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki and Wimbledon Open runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska.

"World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is understood to be the highest-profile player committed to the International Premier Tennis League. The controversial new competition, developed along the lines of the successful Indian Premier League of cricket, will launch this coming weekend with an auction in Dubai," reported The Telegraph on Tuesday.

Lucrative Competition

The International Premier Tennis League was conceptualized by Indian doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi, who aims to introduce a new twist in the sport of tennis. According to reports, the IPTL will be hosted in five cities (Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Mumbai and Hong Kong), and matches will be held at the end of the WTA and ATP season.

"The competition will be staged between Nov 28 and Dec 20 in five cities - Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Singapore and Hong Kong - and each team will bid for its players on Sunday at the Oberoi hotel in Dubai. There are at least three players of the women's top ten who are also understood to have committed to the project, led by the two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka," reported The Telegraph.

Andy Murray's Inclusion

There are reports that reigning Wimbledon Open champion and two-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray could ink a deal with the IPTL, giving the tournament another big time player in its inaugural season.

"As for Andy Murray, he is still in discussions with Bhupathi, who briefly had a role on Murray's commercial team last year before he became too involved in this project and set off on his own path," the Telegraph added.