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A winner all the way
ICON Leander Paes, with a grand slam count of 11, has had his share of good and bad days, on court and off it. RAAKESH NATRAJ
(In pic: Leander Paes with mixed doubles partner Carla Black of Zimbabwe, after winning the Australian Open 2010)
When Leander Paes won the Australian Open mixed doubles title partnering Carla Black […]
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Triumph of the underdog
WINNER Not only was his entry unexpected he completely upturned the charts, the rankings and the court in general. RAAKESH NATRAJ
Juan Martin del Potro’s triumph at the US Open was treated with the kind of tumult, bewilderment, chaotic cheering and prophetic optimism which is generally reserved by Wall Street for city-sized alien spaceships smugly parked […]
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Breakthrough Act
Rafael Nadal
The phenomenally combative Rafael Nadal’s brilliant rise from the muscled teenager who went on to clinch his maiden Grand Slam title in 2005, to the gracious all-surface world No.1 in 2008 is well known. Early signs of Nadal’s eventual place on top were visible in 2004 when he produced impressive results, the most important […]
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