ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Leander Paes, one of the world's best doubles tennis
players,
is being treated for a brain lesion and will miss the upcoming U.S. Open.
Paes, 30, suffered severe headaches late last week. He checked himself into
an emergency
room near his Orlando home Sunday, and a scan showed a lesion in the left
occipital region
of the brain.
He was transferred to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Orlando on Tuesday,
hospital spokeswoman
Michelle Lynch said.
Tests are being conducted to determine the lesion's cause, with the results
expected within a
few days. A brain tumor has not been ruled out, Lynch said.
He is alert and speaking, Lynch added.
Paes teamed with Martina Navratilova last month to win the mixed doubles
title at Wimbledon,
earning her a record-tying 20th championship at the All England Club. Paes
and Navratilova
also won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open in January.
Paes has won 27 men's doubles tournaments, including the 1999 and 2001
French Opens and
the 1999 Wimbledon title. He was ranked as the ATP's top doubles player in
1999.
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