Paes-Stepanek make winning start at year-end finals

Leander Paes, who won the US Open doubles title in August with Radek Stepanek, is the only sportsman recommended by the ministry for Padma Bhushan.

Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin knocked out Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek to advance to the semi-finals of the ATP Cincinnati Masters, here. Eighth seeded Indo-French team eked out a 6-3, 6-7(3), 10-8 win over the fourth seeded Indo-Czech ...

Leander Paes and his partner Radek Stepanek, the No. 7 team in the world, aim to play a full schedule next year & are looking to do some serious damage.

Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek suffered their first defeat at the year-end ATP World Tour finals, losing their second Group B match to David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco at the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday. The seventh seeded Indo-Czech pair was beaten 4-6, 6-7(5) in 89 minutes. Paes and Stepanek, the US Open winners, now have to beat Marcel Granollers and Mark Lopez to make it to the next stage without any favour from the other teams. They had beaten Alexander Peya and ...

Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek, the seventh ranked team in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, will be looking to do damage in a bid to make history.

Novak Djokovic ground down Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-2 in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday to preserve his slim hopes of ending the year on top of the rankings. Serbian Djokovic, who beat Federer in last year's final, ...

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Oldest Grand Slam champion says at 40 he still has lots to learn Indian tennis legend Leander Paes says working with former World No. 1 Ivan Lendl over the years helped greatly in improving his game. Paes recently hit the headlines when he won the US Open men’s doubles title with Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. In the process, the 40-year-old become the oldest man in the Open era to win a Grand Slam title. "I spoke to him [Lendl] before the US Open when we were in Cincinnati and we ...

"Playing with Martina for many years, I have learnt a lot. She is obviously a big inspiration for me to continue to remodel my game and stay healthy. I have also learnt how to live a clean lifestyle and be productive towards my tennis," Paes told reporters on ...