Tennis: Leander Paes returns to top-50, singles players slid in the latest rankings
Paes, who reached the final in Dubai with Jamie Cerretani last week, jumped to 46.
Mar 05, 2018, 10:04 AM IST
Leander Paes loses Dubai Duty Free tennis doubles final
Veteran Leander Paes didn't have the last laugh in his 97th ATP tour final as he lost in the summit clash of the men's doubles event at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship.
Mar 03, 2018, 21:19 PM IST
Leander Paes, Purav Raja suffer first-round exit at Delray Beach Open
Veteran Leander Paes and his partner Purav Raja crashed out of the Delray Beach Open after suffering straight-set defeat in the opening round of the men's doubles event, here.
Feb 21, 2018, 20:12 PM IST
Paes and Salisbury in semis of Dallas Tennis Championships
Leander Paes and Joe Salisbury yet again emerged triumphant in a tense Super Tie-breaker to progress to the semifinals of the USD 125,000 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas.
Feb 02, 2018, 17:41 PM IST
Leander Paes back in doubles top-50 after Newport Beach title win
Paes had partnered American James Cerretani for the Newport Beach tournament, which fetched him 125 ranking points.
Jan 29, 2018, 12:57 PM IST
Leander Paes wins 25th Challenger doubles title at Newport Beach
The second-seeded Indo-American pair defeated the American-Filipino combine 6-4 7-5 in the summit clash of the USD 150,000 hardcourt tournament.
Jan 28, 2018, 17:34 PM IST
Leander Paes, James Cerretani enter Newport Beach Challenger tennis final
Leander Paes and James Cerretani dispatched fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 10 minutes.
Jan 27, 2018, 16:11 PM IST
Australian Open: Leander Paes, Purav Raja lose in pre-quarters
Veteran Leander Paes and Purav Raja on Sunday suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of the Colombian pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the pre-quarterfinals to bow out of the Australian Open here.
Jan 21, 2018, 14:10 PM IST
Australian Open: Leander Paes-Purav Raja reach pre-quarters after surprise win
Indian tennis stars Leander Paes and Purav Raja were at the net on Saturday to create the first upset in the men's doubles at the Australian Open, overcoming fifth seeded Jamie Murray (Britain) and Bruno Soares (Brazil) 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 7-6 (8-6).
Jan 20, 2018, 14:25 PM IST
Australian Open: All Indians off to a winning start in doubles
Veteran Leander Paes and Purav Raja outplayed their opponents to progress to the men's doubles second round at the Australian Open and were joined by Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan with their respective partners.
Jan 18, 2018, 18:21 PM IST
Achieved everything, tough to set new goals, says Leander Paes
At 44, with 18 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic medal in his cupboard, Leander Paes is finding it "tough to set new goals" but still spent his off-season getting stronger to remain relevant in modern-day tennis, which is being dominated by brute power.
Jan 09, 2018, 17:48 PM IST
Tata Open Maharashtra: Purav Raja blames inconsistency after doubles loss to Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Neduncheziyan
Raja was also candid in saying that he lacked consistency in his service on big points on Tuesday but was quick to point out that it was not one of his worst serving days.
Jan 03, 2018, 18:10 PM IST
2017 in review: Top five controversies that rocked Indian sports
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Dec 28, 2017, 23:47 PM IST
2017 a failure for Indian tennis, even though youngsters bring a few proud moments
Indian tennis moved at its usual pace as there was neither great success nor depths of despair. It just hung in the middle, thanks to the unswerving spirit of the youngsters.
Dec 24, 2017, 20:22 PM IST
Concerned about Indian tennis, says Vijay Amritraj
In the Davis Cup, India have not able to go past the playoffs in last four years, losing to Serbia, the Czech Republic, Spain and Canada in last four years. These were today highlighted by Amritraj, an Indian member of the Davis Cup team who made the finals in 1974 and 1987.
Dec 16, 2017, 22:49 PM IST
Leander Paes, Purav Raja lift Knoxville Challenger title
The top-seeded pair fought hard in two consecutive tie-breakers to defeat the American-Australian duo of James Cerretani and John Patrick Smith 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 in men's doubles final.
Nov 13, 2017, 11:08 AM IST
Leander Paes-Purav Raja reach doubles quarters in Knoxville, Divij Sharan out
Top-seeded Indian team of Leander Paes and Purav Raja moved into the quarterfinals of the Knoxville Challenger but in-form Divij Sharan was ousted from the Bratislava event with his partner.
Nov 09, 2017, 12:36 PM IST
Divij Sharan breaks into top-50, Sania Mirza drops out of top-10
Purav Raja (62), Leander Paes (70) and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (97) are the other top-100 Indian players.
Nov 06, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Leander Paes dropped from ministry's list for monthly allowance
According to reliable Sports Ministry sources, among the players who have been chosen for Rs 50,000 allowance per month are leading men's singles players Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan, country's top doubles player Rohan Bopanna and youngster Sumit Nagal.
Sep 15, 2017, 19:53 PM IST
Leander Paes not surprsied with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer's re-emergence
Nadal beat Kevin Anderson in the US Open final to finish world no. 1 in the calendar year in which he had also won the French Open and made the Australian Open final before losing to Federer. The Swiss legend also bagged his eighth Wimbledon title, his first since 2012.
Sep 14, 2017, 21:52 PM IST
