Leander Paes announces 2020 to be his last year in professional tennis

India's ace tennis player, Leander Paes on Wednesday, December 25, anunced that 2020 would be his last year as a professional tennis player and would retire from game by  end of next year. Taking to micro-blogging website Twitter, Paes on occasion of Christmas wished his fans and thanked his parents for ir guidance and support. Furrmore, he thanked his sisters, Jacquie and Maria, and also extended his gratitude to his daughter Aiyana and called her his inspiration.

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Paes to play selected tournaments in 2020

Paes, who recently registered a record 44th victory in Davis Cup doubles match against Pakistan, in his Twitter post stated that he would be playing only a few selected tournaments in upcoming calendar year. He also thanked his fans and explained that it is his fans who have inspired him. Lastly, ace tennis player asked fans to share ir favourite 'Leander memories' over years using #OneLastRoar.  

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Leander Paes has h a tremendous professional career in tennis since his debut dating back to 1991. Paes h ended India's 40-year drought in Olympics after he secured a bronze in 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In 1998, Paes-Bhupathi pair reached semi-finals of Australian Open, French Open, and US Open. In doubles ranking list Paes became number one. Paes and Bhupathi also became first Indian pair to win doubles event at Grand Slam by winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1999. This partnership won gold medal in Asian games in 2002.

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Leander Paes' record victory against Pakistan

Leander Paes recently registered his 44th World Record Doubles win against Pakistan. Paes paired with Neduncheziyan to beat Pakistan's Mohammed Shoaib and Hufaiza Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-3 to whitewash m in Davis Cup. Paes and his team returned to India on Sunday evening and were greeted at airport by a number of fans who h come with posters and banners for ir tennis heroes.

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