| Leander Paes recently collected his 11th Grand Slam | | | | Austrailian Open win and her first, so it is very special. |
| title at the Austrailian Open along with Cara Black to | | | | This was also a career slam for Cara-which in itself is |
| catch up with Mahesh Bhupathi's record. Leander with | | | | a great achievement". |
| his latest win has showed that for him age does not | | | | Leander leads a disciplined life, he does not smoke or |
| matter. Rather its only a number that defines the | | | | drink, practices yoga and does meditation. He started |
| experience of India' s best tennis player ever. Paes | | | | his career by winning the Junior Wimbledon in 1990 and |
| and Bhupathi made a great impact on the Grand Slam | | | | the US Open Junior title the next year.Not content with |
| arena by making winning their habit. Out of 21 Grand | | | | his record Grand Slam wins,his ambition is to win an |
| Slam finals, Leander has won 11, five of them being | | | | Olympic medal in the 2012 games in London to better |
| mixed doubles and six doubles. | | | | the bronze he had won at the Atlanta Olympics in |
| Leander always has an ace up his sleeve when he | | | | 1996.Leander has also always made him available for |
| sets out for his game. The 36 year old still has | | | | the Davis Cup competition, and his Davis cup record |
| abundant energy, youthfulness and enthusiasm when it | | | | surpasses many of his other achievements. To look at |
| comes to a big trophy on a big stage. His mental | | | | his awards tally Leander Paes has won 11 Grand Slam |
| strength helps him to take over his opponent. It was | | | | titles, six Asian gold medals, numerous Davis Cup wins |
| Leander's master-piece game, with great net play and | | | | and more than 40 titles at ATP tours. Leander Paes |
| footwork when Cara was broken twice that brought | | | | has also been honored with awards like Rajiv Khel |
| them out of trouble. Leander said after his win at the | | | | Ratna and Padma Shri. But still he has an appetite for |
| Rod Laver arena,"This is, of course, a very special win | | | | more and says, "I feel I can still win another 5 to 6 |
| coming at the beginning of the year. We worked hard | | | | Grand Slam titles". |
| to earn it-Cara and myself. This was my second | | | | |