India tennis icon Leander Paes, in his 25th season on the ATP World Tour, continues to play like a 25-year-old. Yesterday, 41-year-old Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis beat defending champions Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 6-3 to win the Australian Open mixed doubles crown Melbourne at Park. It was Paes' 15th Grand Slam title (eight men's doubles & seven mixed doubles) from the 32 Grand Slam finals he's played in.


Leander Paes & Martina Hingis pose with their Australian Open mixed doubles trophy. Pic/AFP 

In an interview with mid-day moments after his third mixed doubles triumph Down Under (he won in 2003 with Martina Navratilova & in 2010 with Cara Black), the six-time Olympian said he's looking forward to more Slam success this year.