If one player doesn’t seem to grow old among all Indian sports persons, it is Leander Paes. Born in 1973, leander became a pro in 1991 and has hardly looked back. he is considered on of the best doubles player. Children have grown up seeing him leading India to victory in so many Davis cup matches against formidable rivals. Leander won the US Open Mixed Doubles with Martina Hingis, following the pairs triumph at the French Open.
we did it!! @Leander @usopen #3 pic.twitter.com/gotkVIoCo0
— Martina Hingis (@mhingis) September 12, 2015
Prez Pranab Mukherjee congratulates #LeanderPaes on winning #USOpen mixed doubles crown along with #MartinaHingis . pic.twitter.com/ElLSrSfb7c
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 12, 2015
Congratulations! Leander Paes on winning the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with Martina Hingis. India feels proud of your historic victory.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) September 12, 2015
Well played again, @Leander & @mhingis. Congrats on a great win. We are all very delighted. @usopen
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 12, 2015
Its amazing how a 43 year old can win 3 Gland slams in one year. This pair of Hingis and Leander have done just that. Leander has once stated to the Statesman Newspaper that He has the Guts to go after his Targets and thats what makes him successful. The pair have become the 1st mixed doubles pair since 1969 to win three major titles in same year.
And how legends support each other..
@mhingis @Leander keep it going you guys– bring home another “Slam”!!!!! I’ll be watching.
— Jimmy Connors (@JimmyConnors) September 10, 2015
And an interesting point by Vikram Chandra
Dear @mhingis, are you sure we can’t persuade to consider Indian citizenship? Two Olympic medals at stake! @Leander @MirzaSania
— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra) September 12, 2015
