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Who was the first Indian to reach the semi final in Wimbledon Tennis Championship?

  1. Ramanathan Krishnan

  2. Ramesh Krishnan

  3. Laender Paes

  4. Mahesh Bhupati
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Ramanathan Krishnan was the first Indian to reach the Wimbledon semifinals in 1960, where he lost to Neale Fraser. He was a trailblazer for Indian tennis. His son Ramesh Krishnan also reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 1987. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are later champions who won Grand Slam doubles titles but did not reach Wimbledon singles semifinals.

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