#1 Leander Paes upsets reigning Wimbledon champion, Pete Sampras
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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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