Leander Paes, Marcus Daniell enter in semi-finals of Hall of Fame Open

July 20, 2019 5:27 PM

Leander Paes, Marcus Daniell enter in semi-finals of Hall of Fame Open

In Tennis, Leander Paes reached the semi-finals of the ATP Hall of Fame Open with partner Marcus Daniell, edging out Matthew Ebden and Robert Lindstedt in Newport today. The third-seeded Indo-Kiwi combination prevailed 6-4, 5-7, 14-12 over the Australian-Swede team in the quarterfinals after saving three match points.   Next, up for Paes and Daniell are Marcel Granollers and Sergiy Stakhovsky.

Leander Paes eyes world record in Davis Cup

April 5, 2018 7:35 PM

Leander Paes eyes world record in Davis Cup

Veteran Leander Paes will make yet another attempt to create the Davis Cup record for the most doubles win as India clash with China in the World Group Play-offs, starting in Tianjin (China) tomorrow. The 44-year-old Paes is tied on 42 wins with Italian great Nicola Pietrangeli and one more win will make him the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup. Paes had a chance to the make the record when India hosted New Zealand in Pune in February 2017 but doubles was the only match...