Putting an end to speculation, the All India Tennis Association, AITA, today worked out a compromise formula by agreeing to pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna for the men's doubles event of the London Olympics. The Association has now team up Leander Paes with Sania Mirza for the Mixed Doubles. AITA, which had taken a tough stand against Bhupathi and Bopanna, finally yielded by deciding to send two teams to next month's London Games. Despite Paes' pullout threat on being paired with a junior player, AITA chose 206th ranked Vishnu Vardhan as his partner for the men's doubles and hoped that he will abide by the decision. The AITA decision means that Bhupathi, who is paired with desired partner Bopanna, will have to miss the mixed doubles event. Sania, whose participation depends on wild card, hadwished to be paired with Bhupathi since they gel well as a team but said she was ready to play with any player that AITA chooses. Paes, who was keen to play men's doubles with a senior pro such as Bhupathi or Bopanna, will now have a shot at a medal in the mixed doubles with Sania. Put in a quandary, after the three top players threatened to opt out of the mega event, AITA conceded that its decision was "not fair" in all respects but was in the "best interest of the nation". AITA came out in wholesome praise of Paes, describing him as patriotic and appealed to him to partner Vardhan.