Leander Paes
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Australian Open: Columbia duo defeat India's Leander Paes-Purav Raja in round 3
Tennis | Jan 21, 2018, 01:54 PM ISTThe Columbian pair didn't break a sweat in the third round of the men's doubles as they rode off an easy win against Paes-Raja, defeating them 6-1,6-2.
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Australian Open: Leander Paes-Purav Raja battle into pre-quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 20, 2018, 11:17 AM ISTThe Indian duo will now take on Colombian duo of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Leander Paes feels it's tough to set 'new goals' at 44
Tennis | Jan 09, 2018, 07:06 PM ISTMany of Paes' contemporaries have become coaches, while, many of his juniors have already hung racquets but this Indian legend's hunger for tennis is far from satiated.
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Leander Paes, Purav Raja lift Knoxville Challenger title
Tennis | Nov 13, 2017, 11:58 AM ISTThis is Paes and Raja's first-ever title after joining forces in August this year.
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Leander Paes-Purav Raja reach quarters in Knoxville, Divij Sharan out
Tennis | Nov 09, 2017, 01:56 PM ISTPaes and Raja, who are yet to win a title together since joining forces, advanced with a 6-2 6-4 win over American team of Kevin King and Bradley Klahn in just 55 minutes.
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Leander Paes, Purav Raja reach semi-finals of St. Petersburg Open
Tennis | Sep 22, 2017, 07:42 PM ISTThe Indian duo will now clash with Chilean J. Peralta and Argentinian H. Zeballos in the semi-finals of the tournament.
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Leander Paes and Purav Raja enter quarterfinals of St Petersburg Open
Tennis | Sep 21, 2017, 03:25 PM ISTPaes and Raja converted four of the 10 break points they earned and saved three of the five break points they faced on their serves. Paes and Raja converted four of the 10 break points they earned and saved three of the five break points they faced o
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Leander Paes not surprised with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer's re-emergence
Tennis | Sep 14, 2017, 10:34 PM ISTPaes hailed the duo for having transformed their careers.
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I've nothing to prove, my career speaks for itself: Leander Paes
Tennis | Sep 14, 2017, 06:35 PM ISTThe 44-year-old veteran tennis star is presently languishing at the 62nd spot in world rankings, which is something he is eager to improve.
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US Open: Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna reach quarterfinals; Leander Paes- Purav Raja out
Tennis | Sep 04, 2017, 07:17 PM ISTPaes and Raja, who joined forces recently, were knocked out of the men's doubles following a close 4-6 6-7(7) defeat.
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US Open: Leander Paes and Purav Raja reach second round; Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna lose
Tennis | Sep 02, 2017, 12:32 PM ISTVeteran Paes and Raja thrashed Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki 6-1, 6-3 at the Flushing Meadows.
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Leander Paes-Alexander Zverev suffer first round exit at Cincinnati Open
Tennis | Aug 16, 2017, 10:58 AM ISTLeander Paes and Alexander Zverev fought hard before losing 6-2, 6(2)-7, 6-10 to their Spanish rivals in a closely-fought contest.
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Paes out of contention, Bhambri and Myneni set to return in India's Davis Cup squad
Tennis | Aug 13, 2017, 06:14 PM ISTBoth Bhambri, who recently beat world number 22 Gael Monfils, and Saketh Myneni had missed the Uzbekistan tie due to their respective injuries.
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Vishnu Vardhan bags the President's Cup in Kazakhstan, others suffer defeat
Tennis | Jul 22, 2017, 02:48 PM ISTVardhan and Matsui saved three of the four breakpoints they faced in the summit clash, which lasted one hour and 44 minutes. The win got Vardhan the biggest title triumph of his career.
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ATP: Chennai Open renamed Maharashtra Open, to be held in Pune
Tennis | Jul 20, 2017, 07:34 PM ISTThe Chennai Open will now be held in Pune next year and would be henceforth called "Maharashtra Open".
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Wimbledon 2017: Sania-Kirsten, Bopanna- Edgar advance to second round; Paes-Shamasdin lose marathon first round
Tennis | Jul 07, 2017, 01:41 PM ISTIndians had a good day at the All England Club as Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, and Purav Raja won their respective matches in doubles categories to advance to the second round of Wimbledon 2017.
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French Open: Rohan Bopanna in third round, Leander Paes crashes out
Tennis | Jun 02, 2017, 10:22 PM ISTBopanna and Cuevas were off to a poor start, conceding the first set before staging a strong comeback to win the next two sets.
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Exhibit some sporting spirit in real life also: SC tells Peas on his matrimonial dispute
Tennis | Apr 11, 2017, 01:02 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Monday asked Paes to exhibit sporting spirit in real life also to bring the three-year-long legal battle to an end in an out-of-court settlement.
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Bhupathi should have shown respect to Paes who served the country for 27 years: AITA
Tennis | Apr 11, 2017, 09:41 AM ISTDavis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi should have shown "respect" to Leander Paes by clearly telling him that he was not going to be a part of the playing squad before his arrival for the tie against Uzbekistan, the AITA said today.
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Leander Paes leaving midway into tie was final nail in coffin: Mahesh Bhupathi
Tennis | Apr 09, 2017, 11:57 PM ISTMahesh Bhupathi on Sunday said he had no "personal agenda" in keeping Leander Paes out of the Indian Davis Cup team and said his former partner's decision to leave Bangalore mid-way into the tie was a final nail in the coffin.