Islamabad: International Tennis Federation on Tuesday announced its wildcard nominations for the London Olympic Games 2012. Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna have finally got a wildcard for 2012 London Olympics, while on the other hand Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq failed to receive the entry.
It was learnt that the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has got a letter from ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti stating that they have awarded wild cards to Sania and Rushmi for women’s doubles event and Somdev for men’s singles.
Sania Mirza couldn’t protect her top 10 ranking in doubles, slipping to 12 in the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) charts which were released earlier, and that left her with no choice but to get a wild card to participate at the London Olympics.
With the team for men’s doubles still not finalized, AITA had confirmed a couple of days back that Leander Paes and not Mahesh Bhupathi will partner Sania at the Olympics in mixed doubles.
On the other hand, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi’s dream of representing Pakistan at the London 2012 Olympics was quashed after he failed to receive a wildcard entry from the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Qureshi’s current and former men’s doubles partners earned a berth each for the Olympics.
Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands, Qureshi’s current partner, earned a place along with his compatriot Robin Haase. Meanwhile, his former doubles teammate Rohan Bopanna also earned an entry with his current partner Mahesh Bhupathi. The Indian duo made it to the list following a week-long brawl with the All Indian Tennis Association over the nomination of doubles teams.
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