LEANDER@40 THE OLDEST MAN TO WIN A GRANDSLAM TITLE

LEANDER@40 THE OLDEST MAN TO WIN A GRANDSLAM TITLE IN MEN’S US OPEN DOUBLES CATEGORY

Leander Paes became the oldest man to win a Grand Slam title on Sunday when he and Radek Stepanek took the US Open doubles title.

India’s Paes, 40, and 34-year-old Czech Stepanek, the fourth seeds, defeated Alexander Peya of Austria and Brazil’s Bruno Soares, the second seeds, 6-1, 6-3

Stepanek praised Paes for standing by him when he was out of action for three months earlier this year after undergoing spinal surgery.

“I didn’t know how long the recovery would take. It was a real tough time and didn’t know when I would be playing again. But Leander stayed with me. He could have gone with another partner,” said the Czech.