New Delhi: India's top doubles player Rohan Bopanna will choose either N Srira Balaji or Yuki Bhambri as his partner for the Paris Olympics and the All India Tennis Association (AITA) will likely approve his choice even if the selection committee The combinations will be discussed by. ,
44-year-old Bopanna, who is ranked fourth in the world rankings, being a top-10 player, can choose the player of his choice as per the rules.
The men's doubles draw at the Paris Games will be made up of 32 teams, with a maximum of two teams from each nation.
The qualifying criteria gives the top-10 players the privilege of choosing their partner, who must be inside the top-300 on the ATP and WTA ranking charts.
The rankings as of June 10, after the conclusion of the French Open, will be considered for qualification.According to AITA sources, Bopanna had recommended the names of Balaji and Bhambra to the national federation for inclusion in the TOPS as their potential partners for the Paris Olympics.
When AITA general secretary Anil Dhupa was asked if, he said, "Normally, it is the player's choice (to choose his partner). The selection committee will ask him about his choice and discuss it. Rohan with whom Anyone who wants to play will be given positive consideration." The national federation will allow Bopanna to play with partners of his choice or impose his choice on him.Both Balaji and Bhambri have achieved some good results on clay in the lead up to Roland Garros, where the action will begin from July 27 during the Summer Olympics.
Balaji won the Cagliari Challenger event with German partner Andre Begemann, besides reaching the semi-finals at Francavilla al Mare in Italy.
Bhambri won the ATP 250 event in Munich with French player Albano Olivetti in April and reached the semi-finals of the Bordeaux Challenger – the only event he competed in this month.
Nominations for the Olympics or other multi-sport events have often created controversy in Indian tennis. In 2012, a major controversy erupted when bots Mahesh Bhupathi and Bopanna refused to pair with Leander Paes, who was forced to play with Vishnu Vardhan.Sania Mirza was then asked to pair with Paes in the mixed doubles event and the country's top female player slammed AITA for using Sania to silence Paes.
At the 2018 Asian Games, Paes withdrew from the continental competition just two days before the start of the tennis competition, saying he was not given a specialist player to pair with. AITA had named Bopanna and Divij Sharan as the team, leaving Paes with no option but to pair with one of the singles players in the team.
This will be Bopanna's last chance to win an Olympic medal, having come close to a bronze medal with Sania Mirza in the mixed event at the 2016 Rio Games.
In singles, Sumit Nagal will need a good performance at the French Open to boost his ranking.He is ranked 94th as of Monday.
In the draw of 64, organizers will accept 56 direct entries and out of six IT places, three men's quotas have been awarded to the winners of continental events – the Asian Games, the African Games and the Pan-American Games.
44-year-old Bopanna, who is ranked fourth in the world rankings, being a top-10 player, can choose the player of his choice as per the rules.
The men's doubles draw at the Paris Games will be made up of 32 teams, with a maximum of two teams from each nation.
The qualifying criteria gives the top-10 players the privilege of choosing their partner, who must be inside the top-300 on the ATP and WTA ranking charts.
The rankings as of June 10, after the conclusion of the French Open, will be considered for qualification.According to AITA sources, Bopanna had recommended the names of Balaji and Bhambra to the national federation for inclusion in the TOPS as their potential partners for the Paris Olympics.
When AITA general secretary Anil Dhupa was asked if, he said, "Normally, it is the player's choice (to choose his partner). The selection committee will ask him about his choice and discuss it. Rohan with whom Anyone who wants to play will be given positive consideration." The national federation will allow Bopanna to play with partners of his choice or impose his choice on him.Both Balaji and Bhambri have achieved some good results on clay in the lead up to Roland Garros, where the action will begin from July 27 during the Summer Olympics.
Balaji won the Cagliari Challenger event with German partner Andre Begemann, besides reaching the semi-finals at Francavilla al Mare in Italy.
Bhambri won the ATP 250 event in Munich with French player Albano Olivetti in April and reached the semi-finals of the Bordeaux Challenger – the only event he competed in this month.
Nominations for the Olympics or other multi-sport events have often created controversy in Indian tennis. In 2012, a major controversy erupted when bots Mahesh Bhupathi and Bopanna refused to pair with Leander Paes, who was forced to play with Vishnu Vardhan.Sania Mirza was then asked to pair with Paes in the mixed doubles event and the country's top female player slammed AITA for using Sania to silence Paes.
At the 2018 Asian Games, Paes withdrew from the continental competition just two days before the start of the tennis competition, saying he was not given a specialist player to pair with. AITA had named Bopanna and Divij Sharan as the team, leaving Paes with no option but to pair with one of the singles players in the team.
This will be Bopanna's last chance to win an Olympic medal, having come close to a bronze medal with Sania Mirza in the mixed event at the 2016 Rio Games.
In singles, Sumit Nagal will need a good performance at the French Open to boost his ranking.He is ranked 94th as of Monday.
In the draw of 64, organizers will accept 56 direct entries and out of six IT places, three men's quotas have been awarded to the winners of continental events – the Asian Games, the African Games and the Pan-American Games.
