Rome: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters but it was curtains for Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer, here. Sixth seed Indian combo of Bhupathi and Bopanna scored a 6-2 6-3 win over unseeded British team of Dominic Inglot and Jonathan Marray in the second round of the Euro 3,204,745 elite clay court tournament. However, Paes and Melzer made an early exit...
05:19 PM, May 17, 2013
Madrid: The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarter-finals of the men's doubles event while Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made exit with their respective partners at the Madrid Open, on Thursday. The sixth-seeded pair of Bhupathi and Bopanna defeated Argentine pair of Juan Monaco and Horacio Zeballos 6-3 3-6 10-5 in a hard-fough contest to make it to the last eight of the competition, which...
10:57 AM, May 10, 2013
Monte Carlo: Jurgen Melzer and Leander Paes lost their men's doubles quarterfinal clash against the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan here at the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday. The Bryan brothers won 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 in one hour and 13 minutes to proceed to the semifinals of the 1000-point ATP clay court tournament. The Indo-Austrian pair broke the top seeds twice in as many chances they got to get...
09:55 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Monte Carlo: Leander Paes and Jurgen Melzer overcame sixth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to advance to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles of the Monte Carlo Masters here on Thursday. The Indo-Austrian pair took 57 minutes to defeat Bhupathi-Bopanna 6-2, 6-3 at the 1000-point ATP clay-court tournament. Paes-Melzer broke their opponents thrice out of the nine opportunities they got in comparison to the Indian pairings' zero conversion rate...
08:18 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Monte Carlo: Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer advanced to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters here with a comfortable straight sets victory over local pair Benjamin Balleret and Guillaume Couillard. The unseeded Indo-Austrian pair beat the wildcards 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and eight minutes on Monday. Paes and Melzer will play Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who were given a bye in the opening...
08:27 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: Sania Mirza has also joined Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) as one of its vice presidents, it was revealed on Sunday. Sania is now one of the four vice presidents of the newly-formed body with Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Somdev Devvarman being the other VPs. "Happy to announce that @MirzaSania has consented to be a VP of @TennisITPA and she has been co opted unanimously. Welcome aboard...
08:24 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Bangalore: Outgoing Davis Cup captain SP Misra on Sunday said with quality players such as Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambari in the team, India have a good chance to qualify for the World Group next year. Misra led the side for one last time with India blanking Indonesia 5-0. "It was great being a part of the Indian team for the last six years, especially when India stormed into the...
01:12 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Somdev Devvarman, who led the players' revolt against AITA, on Sunday said veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupahti have provided useful ideas for the betterment of Indian tennis but only time will tell if those ideas will work. Paes, who was the only top player to not side with the rebel players, surprisingly joined the newly-formed Indian Tennis Players Association as one of the vice presidents. Somdev said all...
12:53 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Former Davis Cupper Jaideep Mukherjea was on Saturday appointed president of the newly-formed Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) while Leander Paes was surprisingly named as one of three vice presidents. The ITPA had its first meeting here and chose Mahesh Bhupathi and Somdev Devvarman as the other vice presidents. Karti Chidambaram, AITA vice president, will be the secretary of the association, Mukherjea announced. Other members of ITPA are Rohan...
09:27 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Bangalore: Leander Paes has emphasised that it was team unity as much as individual performances that helped India take an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Indonesia in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I relegation playoff here Saturday, and that India had the potential to not only return to World Group but also go all the way. Speaking to the media after he and debutant Sanam Singh clinched the doubles tie to...
10:06 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Bangalore: The only hiccup was when Leander Paes dropped his serve once, but the veteran guided his partner Sanam Singh led India to a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 win over Indonesian pair David Agung Susanto and Elbert Sie as the hosts took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I relegation play-off here on Saturday. While the Indian victory was a foregone conclusion and was achieved in just...
08:48 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Bangalore: Yuki Bhambri is expecting that Leander Paes and Sanam Singh will do well in the doubles rubber as India will take a decisive 3-0 lead against Indonesia in the Asia Ocenia Group I tie at the KSLTA here Saturday. "I am expecting my team do well in tomorrow's doubles match. We have a good team," he told reporters in the post-match press conference. India's non-playing captain S P Misra...
10:19 PM, Apr 05, 2013
After the turmoil in the recent past, Indian tennis looks to revive itself and seek redemption in their Davis Cup clash against Indonesia in Bangalore. ...
09:41 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Bangalore: Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes Thursday said his fitness is still good enough to carry him into Brazil Olympic Games in 2016. Paes' contemporary and estranged partner Mahesh Bhupathi has already made it clear that 2013 would be his last season as a professional player. Paes, who will turn 40 in June this year, though said he can still play another three-and-a-half years because his body feels great...
07:51 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Bangalore: India's number one singles player Somdev Devvarman will open country's campaign against Wisnu Adi Nugroho of Indonesia in the Asia/Oceania Group I first round relegation play-off tie, beginning here from Friday. India number two Yuki Bhambri will lock horns against Indonesia number one Christopher Rungkat in the second singles on day one of the tie at Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) Stadium. On day two, Leander Paes and...
05:43 PM, Apr 04, 2013
