Leander Paes has shown a ravenous appetite for excellence

Mumbai: The name Leander Paes conjures up images of the dusky man stretching his every sinew on the tennis court -- flinging to get to the ball, scampering to retrieve tricky returns, ever ready to test his vocal chords in triumphant moments. The amazing part is how he does not let that perception change. He can still be seen fighting it out on the circuit -- be it on the testing professional doubles circuit or the prestigious Davis Cup.

Nadal’s Wimbledon victory voted sporting moment of the decade

LONDON, Jan 1 (Agencies): Spaniard Rafael’s Nadal’s epic victory over Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon’s men’s final has been voted by readers of The Telegraph as the sporting moment of the decade.

Nadal’s power and poise finally got the better of Federer in a seven-hour epic

The readers’ poll was a close-run thing.

Taking 17 per cent of the votes, Nadal/Federer edged Liverpool’s ‘Miracle of Istanbul’ (15 per cent) into second place, with Arsenal’s ‘Invincible’ season of 2003-04 coming third with 13 per cent.