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Detailed explanation-1: -His greatest moment was when in 1954 he became the singles champion at the Wimbledon Junior Championship and 25 years later his son Ramesh Krishnan won the same title. He ruled the roost in Indian tennis for over two decades and played in many international tournaments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Leander Paes defeated Marcos Ondruska in the final, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 to win the boys’ singles tennis title at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships.

Detailed explanation-3: -The iconic duo won their maiden major Grand Slam triumph at the French Open. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won Wimbledon by beating Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands and Jared Palmer of the US, 6-7(10), 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) in the final.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ramesh Krishnan emulated his father’s achievement of winning the Wimbledon junior title, and went on to become a leading Indian tennis player in the 1980s.

Detailed explanation-5: -Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi (1999 Men’s Doubles Titles) 1. They met Netherlands’ Paul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer in the Wimbledon final and won the match with a hard fought 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to become the first-ever Indian pair to win Wimbledon title.