Leander Paes and Purav Raja won their first title together after joining forces as they lifted the Knoxville Challenger trophy with a close win over James Cerretani and John-Patrick Smith. The top-seeded Indian team battled past the US-Australian combination 7-6 (4) 7-6 (4) in the final of the hard court event, last night.

Indian tennis ace Leander Paes