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Modi lauds Paes for winning Australian Open

  •   Sun, Feb 01 2015 03:32:59 PM

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated Indian tennis icon Leander Paes for winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title.

"Leander Paes continues to make us proud! I congratulate him on the mixed doubles win with Martina Hingis at the Australian Open," Modi said.

Paes and his Swiss partner beat French-Canadian team of Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor in straight sets to clinch the crown Sunday.

Paes has now won 15 Grand Slam titles - eight men's doubles and seven mixed doubles. It was his third mixed doubles triumph at Melbourne Park, having also won in 2003 with Martina Navratilova, and 2010 with Cara Black.

 
  

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  • Fr. Wency Rodrigues, Kemmannu/Hartsdale, New York

    Sun, Feb 01 2015

    Cheers to Leander!15th feather on your cap in the grand slam! Hats off, you make us proud! Many more in the future!

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