Leander Paes wants to complete 100 Grand Slam appearances
4 years, 7 months ago

Leander Paes wants to complete 100 Grand Slam appearances

The Hindu  

Leander Paes is just three shy of completing a century of Grand Slam appearances but is now unsure about whether the COVID-19 pandemic will allow him to complete the coveted milestone or compete at next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Paes had announced that 2020 would be his last season as a professional player but his plan to bid adieu on a high with a record eight appearance at the Olympics, was stalled by the pandemic, which has wrecked the sporting calender. But my team and I are very well prepared that when the lockdown opens up, we will revaluate then and look at ‘One Last Roar’ as season whether we should look at 2021 or not,” Paes told table tennis player Mudit Dani on his chat show Sportlight. Also getting to the eighth Olympics to make sure India is forever on the top as the most number of Olympics played by a tennis player.

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I am privileged to take India’s 1.4 billion people to the Hall of Fame, says Leander Paes
7 months, 1 week ago

I am privileged to take India’s 1.4 billion people to the Hall of Fame, says Leander Paes

The Hindu  

Leander Paes’ storied career is dotted with many historic highs. At a fireside chat hosted by Sportstar at The Hindu’s Chennai headquarters, Paes, who was in conversation with Suresh Balakrishna, The Hindu’s Chief Revenue Officer, said it was a “humbling moment.” “Today I am so privileged, to take not just me but India’s 1.4 billion people,” Paes said. And it …

Leander Paes: International Tennis Hall of Fame nomination belongs to everybody who has supported me in my journey
1 year, 3 months ago

Leander Paes: International Tennis Hall of Fame nomination belongs to everybody who has supported me in my journey

The Hindu  

Leander Paes wears his heart on his sleeve. The Indian tennis icon, who emerged as the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the player category a couple of days ago, believes that this nomination belongs to everyone who supported him in his career, spanning over three decades. In 2019, Chinese ace Li …

Focussing on Singles Way to Go for Indian Players: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
1 year, 4 months ago

Focussing on Singles Way to Go for Indian Players: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi

News 18  

Tennis legends Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are not in favour of more Indians choosing doubles over singles, saying the highest accolades in the sport go to individual performers. Our kids at 18-19 are still trying to come out of the juniors to decide whether they are going to go to college or going pro — it is a different …

India has a chance to win medal in Asian Games through men’s doubles: Paes
1 year, 5 months ago

India has a chance to win medal in Asian Games through men’s doubles: Paes

The Hindu  

Tennis legend Leander Paes feels India will find it tough in singles but the country can hope to win a medal in the Asian Games with the men’s doubles team though it remains to be seen who is picked to play alongside the seasoned Rohan Bopanna. We have got quite a few players who can play,” Paes said during an …

From The Archives: A car ride with Leander Paes, India’s brand new individual Olympic medallist
1 year, 6 months ago

From The Archives: A car ride with Leander Paes, India’s brand new individual Olympic medallist

The Hindu  

Leander Paes has taken us all through a riveting journey of his sporting career. India’s Leander Paes being greeted by his father Vece Paes and All India Tennis Association President, R.K. Khanna after winning the bronze medal in the Atlanta Olympics ‘96. Leander Paes of India stands on the podium after winning a bronze medal in the men’s singles tennis …

Leander Paes Turns 50: When Rafael Nadal Called Indian as 'One Of The Best Players In The History Of Tennis'
1 year, 6 months ago

Leander Paes Turns 50: When Rafael Nadal Called Indian as 'One Of The Best Players In The History Of Tennis'

News 18  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEANDER PAES: Arguably India’s most successful tennis player of all time, Leander Paes celebrates his 50th birthday today, June 17. He is one of the biggest stars of doubles and one of the best player in the history of the sport,” said Nadal after he, along with Marc Lopez, led Spain back into Davis Cup World Group by …

Leander Paes turns 50: My motivation was to prove that Indians are world-beaters
1 year, 6 months ago

Leander Paes turns 50: My motivation was to prove that Indians are world-beaters

The Hindu  

In his tennis career spanning over three decades, Leander Paes has inspired many a generation. Sergi Bruguera of Spain won silver, Andre Agassi of the USA won gold and Leander Paes of India won bronze in the men’s singles tennis event at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi of India hold aloft their trophies …

Tennis Premier League right step forward for the sport in India: Leander Paes
1 year, 7 months ago

Tennis Premier League right step forward for the sport in India: Leander Paes

The Hindu  

The last few years have been low-key for Indian tennis and Leander Paes, one of the icons of the game, believes that it would take another seven to eight years to produce a Grand Slam champion from the country. But yes, I think it will take a good seven to eight years to build champions again in the Grand Slam …

Sportstar East Sports Conclave 2023: ‘Purpose of my life was written very early by my parents,’ says Leander Paes
1 year, 11 months ago

Sportstar East Sports Conclave 2023: ‘Purpose of my life was written very early by my parents,’ says Leander Paes

The Hindu  

Leander Paes, the Indian tennis legend and Olympic bronze medallist, while speaking at the Sportstar East Sports Conclave 2023 in Kolkata, said that his career as an athlete was set at a young age by being brought up in a family of sportspersons. Leander’s father Dr. Vece Paes is a hockey legend and Munich Olympic bronze medallist, while his mother …

Leander Paes to lead off-court with sport-education platform Sporjo
3 years, 4 months ago

Leander Paes to lead off-court with sport-education platform Sporjo

The Hindu  

India’s tennis legend Leander Paes, who turned 48 in June, is now busy off-court, building a community through sports, educating the youth, and creating jobs. Coming from a family of international sports champions, Paes now feels it is time to lead beyond the court and wants to use sports education platforms to make a difference in the community. “I think …

Will take a while before India wins Olympic medal in tennis, says Leander Paes
3 years, 5 months ago

Will take a while before India wins Olympic medal in tennis, says Leander Paes

India TV News  

Leander Paes, winner of multiple Grand Slam titles, has said it will take a while before India can win an Olympic medal in tennis. "It is going to be a while before we win another medal in tennis," said Paes, who won a bronze at Atlanta 1996, India's only Olympic medal in tennis. " because I feel that the competition …

Leander Paes gears up for Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 9 months ago

Leander Paes gears up for Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics is still a few months away, but Indian tennis star Leander Paes has already started preparing for the mega event. I have always been a patriot and for me, the country will always come first,” Paes said on the sidelines of the Tennis Premier League season III auction on Tuesday. However, he was quick to add that …

Leander Paes eyes French Open comeback in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Leander Paes eyes French Open comeback in 2021

The Hindu  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Monday said he is eyeing a French Open comeback this year in his quest to make a record eighth appearance at the Olympics in Tokyo. I got a grand farewell at the Australian Open last year so I felt this year I would be sitting out and watching," Paes said. READ| The Olympic bronze …

Leander Paes eyeing 'unbreakable' record eighth straight Olympics in Tokyo
4 years ago

Leander Paes eyeing 'unbreakable' record eighth straight Olympics in Tokyo

India TV News  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Friday said he wants to make a record eighth straight Olympic appearance and is preparing hard to participate in next year's Tokyo Games. Paes would turn 48 by the time Tokyo Olympics, slated to begin on July 23, happens but he said age is just a number and he has the big motivation to …

Leander Paes eyes Olympic medal in 2021 - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years ago

Leander Paes eyes Olympic medal in 2021 - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Leander Paes is looking forward to featuring in his eighth Olympics. The Indian tennis ace, who turns 48 next year, is hoping that the Tokyo Olympics goes ahead as planned and gives him another opportunity to make the country proud by “winning a medal.” “It is not just about the participation. It is always about competing and aiming for medals,” …

Indian Tennis Icon Leander Paes Launches His Website on Independence Day
4 years, 4 months ago

Indian Tennis Icon Leander Paes Launches His Website on Independence Day

News 18  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Saturday launched his website on the occasion of the country's 74th Independence Day. Paes is the only tennis player from the country to have won a singles Olympic medal as he grabbed a historic bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Games, beating Argentina's Fernando Meligeni in the play-off. And in that I wanted to share …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tennis ace Leander Paes won't wait for eighth appearance if Games are cancelled
4 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tennis ace Leander Paes won't wait for eighth appearance if Games are cancelled

Firstpost  

Paes is the only Indian to appear in seven Olympics, starting from Barcelona Games in 1992 and Rio Olympics in 2016. Leander Paes has revealed he will not wait for four years to make his eighth Olympics appearance if the Tokyo Games do not take place in 2021. In an interaction with Purav Raja during an Instagram Live session, Paes …

Leander Paes picks Hingis over Navratilova in Raja show
4 years, 7 months ago

Leander Paes picks Hingis over Navratilova in Raja show

The Hindu  

Leander Paes may be keen to play a record eighth Olympics in Tokyo. Confiding that Raja’s wisdom, a bunch of general questions, went over his head, Leander talked the details about the racquet tension, the natural and synthetic strings that were used in his racquet, and different string tension for clay and grass. READ: Leander was equally thrilled to talk …

Sportstar Archives: Leander Paes' 1996 Olympic glory
4 years, 9 months ago

Sportstar Archives: Leander Paes' 1996 Olympic glory

The Hindu  

LEANDER PAES made the year one to remember. There was a hint of things to come, when Leander reached his first semifinal in an ATP Tour event, the Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships at Newport, Rhode Island, a couple of weeks before the Olympics. On the Grand Slam circuit, the long felt desire to win at least one round …

Leander Paes: ‘Tokyo Olympics postponement the right thing to do’
4 years, 9 months ago

Leander Paes: ‘Tokyo Olympics postponement the right thing to do’

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, India’s tennis ace, Leander Paes, welcomed the decision, calling it a ‘smart move’. The Games, scheduled to begin in July, was officially pushed back by a year on Tuesday after Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s meeting with International Olympic Committee chief, …

Leander Paes given a befitting farewell at Bengaluru Open
4 years, 10 months ago

Leander Paes given a befitting farewell at Bengaluru Open

India TV News  

Just before the singles finals of the Bengaluru Open, tennis legend Leander Paes who is on his swan song and played his last ATP event on Indian soil on Saturday, was given a rousing farewell at the KSLTA Stadium with former Olympians and sports internationals felicitating the country's tennis icon. There were athletes who began their career at the same …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Tennis ace Leander Paes wants to create champions after retirement
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Tennis ace Leander Paes wants to create champions after retirement

Firstpost  

Set to retire after the 2020 season, Paes said national badminton coach Gopichand and Dravid have set a benchmark in coaching Pune: Indian tennis legend Leander Paes says creating champions is a dream he is nurturing for his second innings just like inspirational Rahul Dravid and Pullela Gopichand have done. Set to retire after the 2020 season, Paes said national …

Leander Paes: Time to reinvent myself once again
4 years, 11 months ago

Leander Paes: Time to reinvent myself once again

The Hindu  

An Olympic medal, 39 weeks as World No. As part of his plans to play select tournaments as part of the ‘One Last Roar’ farewell tour, Leander Paes is in Pune to compete in doubles at the Tata Open Maharashtra with Australia’s Matthew Ebden. On his decision to hold the one last roar farewell tour I don’t know if I’ll …

Leander Paes to play in Bangalore Open
4 years, 11 months ago

Leander Paes to play in Bangalore Open

The Hindu  

Indian tennis legend Leander Paes on Thursday confirmed his participation in the Bangalore Open ATP Challenger, beginning here on February 10. Paes is playing select tournaments during the year as a part of a farewell tour he is calling “One Last Roar”. Bangalore has always had a crowd that understands tennis and the vibe of the stadium and the energy …

Leander Paes, 46, announces 2020 will be his final year as a professional
5 years ago

Leander Paes, 46, announces 2020 will be his final year as a professional

Deccan Chronicle  

India’s veteran tennis player Leander Paes announced on Wednesday that 2020 would be his “farewell year” as a professional before he hangs up his racket. The 46-year-old, who started his professional career in 1991, has won 18 doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles and a bronze medal in the singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. “I want to announce …

Leander Paes gets ready for 'one last roar', says 2020 his farewell year as pro tennis player
5 years ago

Leander Paes gets ready for 'one last roar', says 2020 his farewell year as pro tennis player

Firstpost  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Wednesday announced that he will bring the curtains down on his illustrious career in 2020, which will be his farewell season on the Pro-circuit. New Delhi: Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Wednesday announced that he will bring the curtains down on his illustrious career in 2020, which will be his farewell season on …

Leander Paes to bid farewell to tennis in 2020
5 years ago

Leander Paes to bid farewell to tennis in 2020

The Hindu  

For India's tennis icon Leander Paes, 2020 will be the 'farewell year' as a professional player. This being said, I want to announce 2020 as my farewell year as a pro tennis player," Paes wrote on his social media handles. Indicating that he could be a part of India's Olympic campaign in Tokyo next year, Paes wrote: "I am looking …

Tennis Rankings: Veteran tennis star Leander Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years
5 years, 1 month ago

Tennis Rankings: Veteran tennis star Leander Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years

Firstpost  

Veteran tennis star Leander Paes on Monday dropped out of the top-100 bracket for the first time in 19 years, slipping to 101 after losing five places in the ATP doubles chart New Delhi: Veteran tennis star Leander Paes on Monday dropped out of the top-100 bracket for the first time in 19 years, slipping to 101 after losing five …

Leander Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years
5 years, 1 month ago

Leander Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Veteran tennis star Leander Paes on Monday dropped out of the top-100 bracket for the first time in 19 years, slipping to 101 after losing five places in the ATP doubles chart. With 856 points, Paes is now fourth-highest ranked Indian player behind Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan and Purav Raja, who re-entered the top-100 by jumping eight places …

Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years
5 years, 1 month ago

Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years

The Hindu  

Veteran tennis star Leander Paes on Monday dropped out of the top-100 bracket for the first time in 19 years, slipping to 101 after losing five places in the ATP doubles chart. With 856 points, Paes is now fourth-highest ranked Indian player behind Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan and Purav Raja, who re-entered the top-100 by jumping eight places to 93. …

Leander Paes: Passion undoused!
5 years, 2 months ago

Leander Paes: Passion undoused!

The Hindu  

For Leander Paes, age is just a number. The physical attributes of the athletes in tennis and mental aptitude for fierce competition is improving so fast that to win a Grand Slam nowadays takes the mammoth effort of a full team. The real situation is as I am phasing out with tennis, there are approximately 745 million youngsters under the …

Leander Paes’ love affair with Australian Open
5 years, 2 months ago

Leander Paes’ love affair with Australian Open

The Hindu  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes has fond memories of the Australian Open. “Getting into the Australian Open junior finals in 1990 gave me immense belief that I could be a World Champion,” Paes said during the Australian Open 2020 India launch on Monday. “The Australian Open is one Grand Slam where I have won the mixed doubles with both the …

Amazing to see how Roger Federer has reinvented himself over the last few years to win majors: Leander Paes
5 years, 2 months ago

Amazing to see how Roger Federer has reinvented himself over the last few years to win majors: Leander Paes

India TV News  

Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes has heaped praise on Roger Federer, saying it was amazing to see how the Swiss maestro has "reinvented" himself to win grand slams. The Swiss maestro, who couldn't participate in the Rio Olympics in 2016 because of injury, did win a gold medal at Beijing in 2008 in the men's doubles alongside Stan Wawrinka. …

French Open 2019: Indian veteran Leander Paes feels 'blessed' to have long career; says hard work reason for longevity
5 years, 7 months ago

French Open 2019: Indian veteran Leander Paes feels 'blessed' to have long career; says hard work reason for longevity

Firstpost  

Leander Paes says he feels ‘blessed’ to have had such a long career, as he closes in on his fourth decade as a professional, having accumulated 18 Grand Slam doubles titles. Paris: Indian veteran Leander Paes says he feels “blessed” to have had such a long career, as he closes in on his fourth decade as a professional, having accumulated …

Martial arts, scientific training and more: How Leander Paes is defying age
5 years, 11 months ago

Martial arts, scientific training and more: How Leander Paes is defying age

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: In his 28th season on tour and even after winning 18 Grand Slam titles in men’s and mixed doubles, the 45-year-old Leander Paes still feels the need to reinvent himself to keep up with the changing times in professional tennis. He has not tasted grand slam success since he and Martina Hingis won the mixed doubles title at the …

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