India's legendary tennis player Leander Paes took to his official social media profile to urge the people to exercise caution amid the deadly outbreak of COVID-19.
The 46-year-old won the do-or-die doubles tie with Rohan Bopanna in India's Davis Cup Qualifiers against Croatia in Zagreb.
India now trail 1-2 and need to win the remaining reverse singles to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) had to send its final squad to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) by Tuesday
Leander Paes played his last ATP event on Indian soil on Saturday and was given a rousing farewell at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru.
Paes, who is playing his final year of professional tennis, and his Australian partner Ebden were no match for their rivals, losing 0-6 3-6 in the summit clash that lasted just 56 minutes.
Indian tennis legend Leander Paes doubled their joy by reaching the title round along with his partner Matthew Abden.
As Paes walked into the stadium for his warm-up, minutes before his first-round doubles match, the spectators were on their feet, cheering the 18-time Grand Slam winner and Olympic medallist.
In order to develop tennis in the country, India great Leander Paes said that the sport needs to have people like Rahul Dravid and Pullela Gopichand, who have helped in producing young talent in their respective sports after retiring
Leander Paes has returned to the Indian squad for the side's upcoming tie against Croatia in the Davis Cup.
Indian tennis legend Leander Paes confirmed his participation in the Bangalore Open ATP Challenger on Thursday.
The Tata Open in Maharashtra will be the final tournament of Leander Paes' career in India.
Paes and Ostapenko had moved to the second round after erasing a one-set deficit to edge out Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans 6-7(4), 6-3, 10-6 in their first match of the ongoing tournament.
Paes and Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, erased a one-set deficit to edge out local wild cards entrants Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans 6-7(4) 6-3 10-6 in the opening round which lasted one hour and 27 minutes.
Leander Paes, 46, has announced that he would look to play a "few select tournaments" next year and travel with his team as he calls curtains on a career that started in 1991.
Paes, who is the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup with 44 wins, recently dropped out of top-100 for the first time in 19 years.
Paes was named in India's Davis Cup squad for the Pakistan tie after several top players made themselves unavailable to travel to Islamabad.
Leander Paes and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan cruised to a straight-set victory over Pakistan duo of Mohammed Shoaib and Hufaiza Abdul Rehman as India take 3-0 lead in the Davis Cup tie.
Leander Paes will make his comeback in the Indian team after over a year as AITA picked an 8-member squad for the tie against Pakistan.
India's veteran tennis star Leander Paes dropped out of the top-100 in the latest doubles rankings.
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