Indian tennis legend, Leander Paes, on Saturday won the mixed doubles finals at the US Open tennis championship. this was the 42-year-old player’s ninth grand slam title in mixed doubles, beating his former doubles partner, Mahesh Bhupati’s record of eight grand slam titles.
With nine Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, Paes is now only behind the legendary Martina Navratilova, who has won 10 mixed doubles titles.
As expected, congratulations have been pouring in for this legendary tennis player of India.
From politicians to the President, everybody appears overwhelmed by Leander’s historic achievement.
President Pranab Mukherjee, tweeted;
Well done @Leander @mhingis, hearty congratulations on winning the U.S Open mixed doubles #PresidentMukherjee
— President Mukherjee (@POI13) September 12, 2015
Hours later, union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley too congratulated him calling it a proud moment for India.
Congratulations! Leander Paes on winning the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with Martina Hingis. India feels proud of your historic victory.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) September 12, 2015
Minister of Youth affairs and Sports in Indian government too congratulated the duo on their historic feat;
Many congratulations to @Leander and @mhingis.You guys are truly legendary!!
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) September 12, 2015
This what the Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Industrialist Naveen Jindal had to say;
Congratulations to @Leander and @mhingis on their victory in @usopen
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) September 12, 2015
Many congratulations champions @Leander and @mhingis for the US Open victory.??? Keep shining
— Naveen Jindal (@MPNaveenJindal) September 12, 2015
Politicians aside, several Bollywood stars too took to microblogging site to express their excitement.
T 1992 – Leander Paes and Martina Hingis .. congratulations on US Open victory .. bit my painful tooth out during the tie break !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 12, 2015
And the hits just keep on coming.. Congratulations @Leander @mhingis on winning the mixed doubles title.. #USOpen2015
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 12, 2015
Congratulations to @Leander and @mhingis on their victory in @usopen
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) September 12, 2015
Many congratulations champions @Leander and @mhingis for the US Open victory.??? Keep shining
— Naveen Jindal (@MPNaveenJindal) September 12, 2015
Other prominent figures who also congratulated the duo are:
Fantastic @Leander and @mhingis !! What an incredible display of resilience and nerve! Superb! #USOpen #mixeddoubleschampions
— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) September 11, 2015
Been sending out this tweet more often than any other n it's a great thing… Congratulations @Leander n @mhingis on ur big win. #USOpen
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) September 12, 2015