Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Monday said he is eyeing a comeback at this year’s French Open as he bids to make a record eighth appear...
Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Monday said he is eyeing a comeback at this year’s French Open as he bids to make a record eighth appearance at the Olympics.
Paes, 47, said he skipped the Australian Open as he is apprehensive of playing in a bio-bubble but is looking ahead to the French Open.
“Playing sport in a bio-bubble is very tough and may not be the best thing to do. I got a grand farewell at the Australian Open last year so I felt this year I would be sitting out and watching,” Paes said.
The Olympic bronze medallist in singles and multiple-time doubles Grand Slam winners was speaking during the launch of a cricket tournament named after his father Dr Vece Paes, a bronze winner at the 1972 Olympics.
“I hope that by the time of French Open, by the end of May, Europe will get to a better position than now.”
At the end of 2019, Paes had announced that 2020 will be his last season as a professional player, culminating with the Tokyo Games, but the plan was hampered by the coronavirus pandemic which pushed the Olympics by a year.
“It’s my goal to represent India in eighth successive Olympics. I’m keeping myself in good physical and...
