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Oct/20

27

Players We May Never See Again

There are a number of marquee or former marquee players who, for whatever reasons, have fallen down the rankings so far that we may never see them play in an ATP main draw again. Leander Paes: The 47 year old winner of 54 doubles titles has won 770 career matches but he is now ranked […] Continue to read full article...

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Feb/18

2

Leander Paes showing his magic in Dallas

love By Scoop Malinowski Leander Paes if 44 years old and proving this week in Dallas that he has plenty of magic left in his bag of tricks. The tennis legend from India, who openly talked about how close he could be to retiring last January in Chennai, has apparently changed his mind. Paes and partner Raja Purav played three straight Challenger events to close out 2017 and won a couple of rounds at this year's Australian Open. Continue to read full article...

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Nov/10

26

Biofile Leander Paes Interview

First Tennis Memory: "I was playing back home in Calcutta with my dad. And the best thing that I liked about tennis is that I could spend time with my dad on the court. It was basically my two hours of his undivided attention which was magic for me." Pre-Match Feeling: "Before a match I basically just cleanse my mind of any thought, any direction, any events that have happened during the day or the night before. I leave everything that I walked into the locker room with, out of my mind. And then I just leave my thoughts blank, with just a few tactical thoughts. And then I let my mind react. I let my mind be instinctive. I let my mind control my body. And just let all that muscle memory come in. And breathe the air slowly, take in the flavors of the court. Just feel those sweat beads coming down me and let my muscles roll. And I know that once I find my rhythm, which is basically what I was looking for, if I find my rhythm on a certain day, it'll be hard for anyone to beat me." Continue to read full article...

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