When Paes was luring his partner Lukas come to India and talking about the expanse of the country and its culture, he reminded him that India was once known as the land of elephants.
So on Sunday, after a good warm-up session, the Indian ace took his partner to the nearby premises, both dressed in a traditional kurta-pyjama and sat on top of an elephant (sculpted one though) to get a panoramic view of the SDAT tennis stadium in Nungambakkam.
They also lobbed a few tennis balls with a racket making it a perfect Indian tadka on a Sunday afternoon.