Tennis stars Martina Hingis and Leander Paes on Thursday gifted a pair of tennis rackets to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a show of their support during a meeting at his official residence.
"It was wonderful meeting you @mhingis & @Leander! Kind of you @mhingis & @Leander to present autographed racquets with which you played Aus Open Mixed Doubles Finals," Modi tweeted on Thursday.
Both the players have struck up a friendship and camaraderie following their long association with tennis.
A photo of them tweeted by the PMO on Thursday shows Modi at his best, wearing a kurta-pyjama and a Nehru jacket, and flanked by the two players, also in traditional Indian attires.
Hingis, 34, who is from Switzerland, is one of the leading tennis players. She had won 5 grand slam singles title in her career.
While Paes, 41, is considered to be one of the greatest and most respected contemporary doubles and mixed doubles players in the world. He had won eight doubles and seven mixed doubles grand slam titles and finishing as runner up in numerous other grand slam finals.
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