The All India Tennis Association today allowed Leander Paes, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna to skip the Asian Games for ATP and WTA events. The players have been saying that they had an obligation to earn their "bread and butter" on the professional tour. Leading singles player Somdev Devvarman was the first to pull out of the Games.The dates of the Incheon Asian Games in South Korea are clashing with many ATP and WTA events on the circuit where Indian players have a lot of points to defend. Bopanna and Sania had left it to the AITA to take a call on the matter. The AITA said considering the very important requirements of players, it has decided to respect their request and allow them to play ATP and WTA tournaments so that they can have a respectable opportunity to represent the nation in the World Championships at the end of the year.
News On AIR | September 10, 2014 7:18 PM
Paes, Sania, Bopanna to skip Asian Games to focus on nprofessional tour