Wimbledon Championship starts today at the All England Club in London. India's squabbling tennis players would be eager to prove a point amid a bitter selection row for next month's Olympics when they take the court at the prestigious event. Since the Olympics will be played at the same grass courts, it is an opportunity for players to get a hang of the conditions but more importantly for them, the event is also a chance to outdo each other and score a few brownie points after the bitter wrangling over who pairs up with whom for the Olympics. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, after having their way in getting selected as a team for the Olympics, would look to do that extra bit in getting a good result in London to convince the country that their fight was worth it. They have been seeded seventh and have an easy opener against the unseeded pair of Marcel Felder of Uruguay and Malek Jaziri of Tunisia.Leander Paes, who is apparently unhappy at being paired with a lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan for the Olympics, is expected to leave the bickering outside the court once he starts playing. Indo-Czech pair of Paes and Radek Stepanek is seeded fourth and will open their campaign against the unseeded Columbian pair of Alejandro Falla and Santiago Giraldo.
News On AIR | June 25, 2012 9:14 AM
Wimbledon begins today in London