Vijay Amritraj, 2 others, inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

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Vijay Amritraj, Leander Paes and Richard Evans were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., on Saturday.

Amritraj landed in the Hall of Fame as a contributor while Paes went in as a player. They are the first Indian -- and Asian -- men to be enshrined in Newport.

"I'd like to thank every single one of my