Tennis impasse to continue for a few more days?
June 23, 2012  17:07
A clear picture on Leander Paes' participation at the London Olympics is unlikely to emerge before June 28, when ITF will reveal whether Sania Mirza has been given a wild card.
   
Despite Paes' reservations, All India Tennis Association had partnered him with 206th ranked Vishnu Vardhan for the men's doubles but he was assured of a pairing with Sania for the mixed doubles event.
    
The AITA was forced to give in to the demand of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna that they be sent as a team to London after initially selecting Paes and Bhupathi as the lone Indian entry.
   
Sania, on the back of her recent French Open victory, is likely to get a wild card entry either in the singles or the women's doubles draw with Rushmi Chakravarthy.
   
In case she does not get it, Paes' chances of winning a medal at Olympics will diminish since his combination with Vardhan may not survive long in the tough men's doubles field.
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