Leander Paes back in top-50 of ATP doubles rankings after clinching Newport Beach Challenger title

New Delhi: Veteran star Leander Paes regained his place in the top-50, courtesy Challenger title win at the Newport Beach event, as he jumped 14 places to 47 in the latest rankings, issued on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_4324019” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Leander Paes and James Cerretani with the titles. Image Courtesy: Twitter @OracleChallngrs[/caption] Paes had partnered American James Cerretani for the Newport Beach tournament, which fetched him 125 ranking points. This week he is playing at the $125,000 Dallas event, for which he has partnered Briton Joe Salisbury. Rohan Bopanna is India’s top-ranked doubles player at number 20 after losing a place and is followed by left-hander Divij Sharan, who has gained three places to get to a career- best 45. In the singles, Yuki Bhambri, who qualified for main draw of the just-concluded Australian Open and lost in first round, gained eight places to be ranked 118. Bhambri is followed by Ramkumar Ramanathan (140, +1), Sumit Nagal (218, -1), Prajnesh Gunneswran (244, +3) and N Sriram Balaji (391, +2).