Bangalore, Nov 28 (PTI) Doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi today said he did not want to put undue pressure on the matter of playing with young tennis talent Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles. "This (pairing up with Sania) is something we don't prefer to put pressure on. When it's supposed to happen, it will happen," Bhupathi told PTI.When it was pointed out that in the past he had indicated to play alongside her after the teenager breaks into top 50 and now she was in top 30s, he said "There is still some possibility. I know her ranking; I am her manager".
"It (pairing up with Sania Mirza) could happen in Australia (Australian Open); it could happen in 2008. I am not going to put a time-frame to it. When we are ready to play, we will play," he added. PTI
WTA tour event shifts from Hyderabad to Bangalore
Bangalore, Nov 28 (PTI) India's first WTA tour event has moved out of Hyderabad and it will be hosted by the city from February 13 to 19.
The announcement was made by Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh, doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi and Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Secretary C S Sunder Raju at a joint press conference here.
Bhupathi said the intention behind shifting the USD 175,000 (Tier III) WTA event, now christened 'Bangalore Open', was to scale up interest in other cities as well.
"In Hyderabad, the success of Sania Mirza was immense last year. The whole country watched. The aim is to move the event to a different geography and different level," Bhupathi said.
He said the focus now was to hold it here successfully. "We want to keep it here for a while".
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