It was a whopper of a weekend for India at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, with India’s players, the old warhorses and an exciting young talent winning three Wimbledon doubles titles. There was 42-year-old veteran Leander Paes winning his fifth Wimbledon doubles title alongside Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles final. Hingis, also captured the women’s doubles crown with India’s Sania Mirza. To put the icing on the tennis cake, Sumit Nagal (17) of India with partner Vietnam’s Nam Hoang Ly won the boys’ doubles title.

It is a hat-trick that puts a smile on Indian faces everywhere and warms the hearts of tennis fans in the country. It is extra special coming on that most iconic of turfs, the grass of Wimbledon. The titles should prove inspirational for the younger set of tennis players in the country, spurring them on to bigger and better things on the state or national circuit.