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The most humongous feat ever achieved by an Indian male tennis player in singles has to be this one. Leander Paes pulled off an extraordinary upset that will remain in the annals of Indian tennis as one of its most sparkling embellishments.
Using his ‘chip and charge’ strategy to perfection, the Kolkata-born ace, then ranked 100, had the reigning Wimbledon champion and World No. 2 Pete Sampras on the ropes right from the start in the third round of the Pilot Pen International in 1998. In the end, it was a stunning 6-3, 6-4 win over the American legend.
Leander, later on, called it his ‘biggest achievement’.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.
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