"Each of the Grand Slams that I has separate meaning and emotion to me," Paes said while interacting with mediapersons after a felicitation accorded to him by Bengal Tennis Association here.
Commenting on India's Davis Cup against Russia, he said Somedev Devvarman, Rohan Bopanna and other youngsters will be able to come upto expectation in the match.
Paes complimented veteran sportsmen in different fields starting from Sachin Tendulkar, Viswanathan Anand, Sourav Ganguly and Bhaichung Bhutia for bringing laurels to the country.
He particularly mentioned Tendulkar and Anand saying "they are examples to our younger generations." Commenting on Kolkata, Paes said "he loves to visit the city where he grew up and learned initial bit of tennis".
The BTA presented a cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh to Paes for winning the 14th Grand Slam (Australian Open Mixed Doubles title).