India’s Leander Paes and Switzerland’s Martina Hingis have comfortably defeated Alexander Peya of Austria and Timea Babos of Hungary 6-1, 6-1 to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title at The All England Lawn Tennis Club.
The Indo- Swiss team have thrashed the Austrian-Hungarian team in just 40 minutes. It is the eighth Grand Slam for Paes and Eighteenth Grand slam for Hingis. It should be noted that Hingis won the women’s double alongside Indian Partner Sania Mirza.
This is the first time that three Indians have won Wimbledon titles – Sania Mirza in women’s doubles, Leander Paes in mixed doubles and Sumit Nagal in boys’ doubles.
Random Facts
- Wimbledon 2015 was 129th year of the third tennis Grand Slam of the season.
- Leander Paes is the recipient of India’s Highest sporting honour , the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (1996-1997) Arjuna award (1990) and Padma Shri award (2001).
- In 1996, Martina Hingis became the youngest Grand Slam Champion of all time, to win women’s doubles title at age of 15 years.
- She was named one of the “30 Legends of Women’s Tennis: Past, Present and Future” by Time in June 2011.
- In 2013, Hingis was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
GK Question
- Where Wimbledon 2015 did took place? All England Lawn Tennis Club, London
- Martina Hingis represents which country ? Switzerland
