September 8, 2013
NEW DELHI: Leander Paes, 40, won his third US Open doubles title and the eighth major of his career when he combined with Radek Stepanek to win the men's doubles final in New York on Sunday.
The Indo-Czech pair comprehensively beat the Austria-Brazil pair 6-1, 6-3 to wrap up the match and lift the prestigious trophy.
September 8, 2013
NEW DELHI: Leander Paes, 40, won his third US Open doubles title and the eighth major of his career when he combined with Radek Stepanek to win the men's doubles final in New York on Sunday.
The Indo-Czech pair comprehensively beat the Austria-Brazil pair 6-1, 6-3 to wrap up the match and lift the prestigious trophy.
Paes and Stepanek never seemed to lose control in the match and their prime form was evident when they annihilated Peya and Soares 6-1 in the first set by converting both break points.
Peya and Soares started the second set in promising fashion but failed to withstand the intense display of immaculate tennis by Paes and Stepanek, who won the second set 6-3.
The last player to have climbed a major summit post-40, happens to be Martina Navratilova – someone Paes idolizes and draws inspiration from.
The legendary Navratilova was 46 when she and Paes won the Australian and Wimbledon mixed doubles in 2003.
Earlier, Paes and Stepanek ended top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan's chances of winning the calendar-year Grand Slam with their three-set win in the semifinals.
Courtesy: TOI
