Paes and Hingis, seeded sixth, drubbed the fifth seeded Austrian-Hungarian team of Alexander Peya and Timea Babos 6-1 6-1 in the lop-sided summit clash which was over in just 40 minutes yesterday.
"It's not about which one is the best among all of them but coming out and playing like that in one of the most prestigious courts that we have grown up knowing and winning a title in a Grand Slam without losing a set, that's very special," Paes said in the post-match press conference.
"To be able to play this game for so many years and play with two of the greatest female players (former partner Martina Navratilova and now Hingis), it is fantastic. They epitomise greatness, they are the greatest on this planet across any sport," Paes said.
"We can talk of female athletes in other sports as well but to me in tennis, Martina Hingis and Martina Navratilova are right at the top. The champions that they are off the court is what I really respect," he added.
The Swiss was lavish in her praise for Leander.
"Leander is a great person, we practiced together and made each other better...With Leander, we played TeamTennis (in the United States) for the last two years. And Sania, I have been partnering since March. It's been a great ride for me. I feel already like quarter India," she laughed.
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