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Praises pour in for Paes, Mirza, Nagal
Wimbledon, July 13
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, current Test skipper Virat
Kohli and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupati expressed their delight as three
compatriots won their respective titles at Wimbledon.
Leander
Paes, Sania Mirza and Sumit Nagal lifted the coveted silverware in their
respective categories at the All England Club over the weekend.
Paes,
partnering Swiss veteran Martina Hingis, beat Austrian Alexander Peya
and Hungary's Timea Babos 6-1, 6-1 to win the mixed doubles title here
on Sunday.
India's Sumit Nagal, 17, etched his name in the
history books the same day by winning the boys' doubles title with
Vietnamese partner Nam Hoang Ly when they beat American-Japanese fourth
seeds Reilly Opelka and Akira Santillan 7-6(4), 6-4.
Mirza, on
the other hand, won her maiden women's doubles title by clinching the
Wimbledon crown with Hingis when they overcame Russian second seeds
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 on Saturday night.
Indian double's star Bhupathi tweeted: "@Leander @MirzaSania #SumitNagal big effort making it an Indian summer at @Wimbledon."
Tendulkar,
who is a regular visitor at the world's oldest tennis tournament,
tweeted: "Congratulations Sumit Nagal on the Wimbledon Junior Doubles
title. This is just the beginning.... Work hard and follow your dreams.
Congratulations @Leander & @mhingis! Kudos to Leander on another
Grand Slam title! You have been a terrific role model for youngsters."
Kohli
tweeted: "Girl Power. Congratulations @MirzaSania and @mhingis. What a
comeback from 1 set down #Champions #Wimbledon2015."
Even Rohan
Bopanna, who lost in the men's doubles semi-finals last week, wrote:
"Saniaaaaaa wohoooooooooo, what a tremendous achievement. Congrats to
Martina and you, Just brilliant. @MirzaSania @mhingis .#Wimbledon2015."
Cricketers Mohammad Kaif and Harbhajan Singh also congratulated the victors.
"One
person who repeatedly proves "age is just a number, Well done
@Leander!" Kaif wrote while Harbhajan posted: "Congratulation to my
friend @Leander for winning the mix title at Wimbledon 2015. Proud of
you. Jai hind."