Anyone put their hand on heart and say that who deserved Bharat ratna most Sachin ok...Dyanchand better but what about Leander Paes...i.m sure we l be ashamed..m
16 Grand Slams and still playing superb tennis at 42 ! It can't get better than this ! The entire Nation is extremely proud of you, Lee ! Please continue playing like the champ you are and enjoy the game well into your 50's :-)
The news that Paes & Martina Hingis have won the Wimbledon Doubles was nectar to the ears!
Paes has been consistent in winning the Slams ever since he lost the US Open finals along with Mahesh Bhupathi in 1997. He has been a US finalist on four occasions. Paes has won total 55 doubles titles including 16 Grand Slams, Olympic bronze, Asian games gold, career slam in open era tennis, best singles ranking 73 & no 1 in doubles where players from almost all countries are there in a tight schedule & tough competition. He has an interesting Davis cup career also where he beat big names like Boetsch, Laconte, Ferreira, Ivanisevic & climbed up to Davis cup semifinal in 1993. He also beat world no 1 Sampras in singles. He has an ATP singles title also. Paes became only the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in three different decades. No other sportsperson of India has so many titles or achievement. This is his 16th Grand Slam which no Indian has achieved so far. Again, he has overtaken Martina Navratilova by winning a third Grand Slam after crossing 40 years of age.
I've lost count of the number of times I've seen Leander playing his heart out & giving more than 100% for India during Davis Cup ties. And the fact he is still playing top-notch doubles tennis at 42 shows his love & commitment for the game. If there is one contemporary sportsperson in India who is truly a Bharat Rathna, it is Leander Paes, whether they give him the title or n
The news that Paes & Martina Hingis have won the Wimbledon Doubles was nectar to the ears!
Paes has been consistent in winning the Slams ever since he lost the US Open finals along with Mahesh Bhupathi in 1997. He has been a US finalist on four occasions. Paes has won total 55 doubles titles including 16 Grand Slams, Olympic bronze, Asian games gold, career slam in open era tennis, best singles ranking 73 & no 1 in doubles where players from almost all countries are there in a tight schedule & tough competition. He has an interesting Davis cup career also where he beat big names like Boetsch, Laconte, Ferreira, Ivanisevic & climbed up to Davis cup semifinal in 1993. He also beat world no 1 Sampras in singles. He has an ATP singles title also. Paes became only the second man (after Rod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in three different decades. No other sportsperson of India has so many titles or achievement. This is his 16th Grand Slam which no Indian has achieved so far. Again, he has overtaken Martina Navratilova by winning a third Grand Slam after crossing 40 years of age.
I've lost count of the number of times I've seen Leander playing his heart out & giving more than 100% for India during Davis Cup ties. And the fact he is still playing top-notch doubles tennis at 42 shows his love & commitment for the game. If there is one contemporary sportsperson in India who is truly a Bharat Rathna, it is Leander Paes, whether they give him the title or not
Congrats Leander on your super win. Have not seen you play better tennis. and it goes back to your days in chennai. Flawless. Hardly any mistakes. keep it going.
Congratulations first for bringing shear joy to the country by winning Wimbledon mixed titles. Congrats Rahane for having good luck & proving your mettle by winning one day series against Zimbabwe.
It is hoped that Sports Minister SNSonowal takes his position very very seriously and ushers in a new era in sports management on the country to take level of sports several notches up then what is present!!
