Leander Paes creates history at 40...Wins US Open
They say - "Old is Gold" and Leander Paes and his partner Rader Stepanek lived that axiom with a perfect 6-1, 6-3 victory over Alexander Peya-Bruno Soares at the Flushing Meadows to win this year’s Men’s Doubles US Open title.
Leander Paes now has 14 Grand Slam trophies in his kitty. Here is a list of his men’s doubles grand-slam wins :
1. 1999 French Open with Mahesh Bhupathi
2. 1999 Wimbledon with Mahesh Bhupathi
3. 2001 French Open with Mahesh Bhupathi
4. 2006 US Open with Martin Damm
5. 2009 French Open with Lukas Dlouhy
6. 2009 US Open with Lukas Dlouhy
7. 2012 Australian Open with Radek Stepanek
8. 2013 US Open with Radek Stepanek
Not surprisingly, speaking to reporters after his stupendous win, Leander had this to say - "We are not done. I am going after 41 now, 42 and 43".
Look forward to his exploits on the tennis court.
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