In what could prove to be a twist in the already in news tale of the tennis saga, Sania Mirza and Rashmi Chakravarti's doubles team have got a wild card entry into the Olympics. Sania, ranked 12th in the world could not get an automatic qualification. So she had to rely on the wild card to participate in the London games.
The other Indian to get a wild card was Somdev Devvarman for the singles event.
The AITA paired Sania with Leander Paes for the doubles event in the Olympics as a compromise formula for letting Bhupati-Bopanna participate as a team in the men's doubles event. This decision was taken despite Sania partnering Mahesh Bhupati in all the other major tournaments and Grand Slams. Sania is yet to take her decision but the real question is - Will Leander Paes accept the compromise formula?
The AITA certainly hopes so and so does the nation. The ball is in Paes' court and he certainly knows how to hit an ACE! Hope for the best!
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