No regrets, Leander! You've given your best - as best as it could get under the circumstances - for the sixth Olympic games in a row, and tat should make you and the country proud.
if any player in other country had done what mahesh and bopanna did, they would have fired them. both of them are culprits who deprived india of a certain medal
Re: deshdrohi
by s kumar on Aug 03, 2012 08:57 AM
U R RIGHT...THAT'S WHY WE ARE LACKING IN SPORT'S... AND GETTING ONE BRONZE AFTER SENDING 81 PARTICIPANTS...
This is nothing but a diplomatic game being played by Leander to make vishnu tell what he wants. What does he mean by saying vishnu has been his best partner, he is conveniently forgetting that he won many titles with Mahesh and it was not his lone contribution. He is now doing this so that the blame will go to Mahesh and Boppana. Moreover the press is playing a game stating that Leander and vishnu fought hard and vice versa for Mahesh and partner. well kudos to leander for not only being a sportsman but also a shrewd politician. with his father's backing may we will see him in bengal politics
Re: leander and vishnu
by prakash k on Aug 02, 2012 06:27 PM
Ganesh dont blabber without knowing a single thing about tennis. India is in doldurms because of morons like you
Re: leander and vishnu
by Dil Fool on Aug 03, 2012 03:18 AM
Mr Ganesh , dont put your rotten curry masala into Leanders words. He didnt say Vardhan IS the best partner he had played with. Leander said Vardhan is up amongst his best partners, that includes likes of Bhupathi and Stepanek. Please dont blabber without reading the true facts. There is a difference between ONE OF THE BEST and THE BEST. Go back to school and learn the basics before opening your mouthful of nonsense.
I was amazed to see the way this young guy Vishnu played. Paes had slighted this guy by being reluctant to play with him and here was the guy who came out in flying colors. It was small wonder that he was appreciated by both his opponents at the nets after the match. Their initial strategy was to target this guy as the weak link and they found to their surprise they were wrong and almost lost the match on the face of some stupendous serve and volleys this youngster produced. Had Paes been a little steadier instead of throwing his emotions around and avoiding the dramatics that he is known to display the match would have been ours. Full marks Vishnu to you and with all the best wishes for the brightest future.
Saw the entire Paes-Vishnu vs. Tsonga match. Some really incredible play by the Indians, but some silly errors too. On the whole, quite a creditable performance by the Indian duo... Just before this match, saw the israelis eliminate the great Federer and wawrinka... this match came really close to that. if this is the quality they can rustle up in just a month or less of practicing together, I am sure these two guys (Paes and Vishnu) would have performed much much better if they could put in years of practicing together (like how all the other countries do to prepare for the Olympics..) Only we are foolish enough to practice Politics for 4 years, and then play the blame game during the Olympics.
hats off to mahesh bhupati! you have been succesful in depriving India of another medal chance. This is typical Indian mentality. SELF ABOVE THE REST !
i have seen the match and until the last three games of third set , the opponent were in pressure. i did not know that opponent are much higher in ranking, never felt that in the match.
All Who are cusring Leander, should have seen yesterdays match agaiinst france,,, they fought with heart... a lovely match,, one of best doubles match i have seen...
Re: her to zero
by Amit on Aug 02, 2012 06:15 PM
Leander may be a 'dead character' but you are a 'loose character' who does not know anything of anything! Leander Paes has won 13 Grand Slams, do you know what that means? What have you done in your life, apart from writing fractious comments in rediff?
