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FILE - In this July 12, 2012 file photo, Washington Kastles' Leander Paes gestures during a World Team Tennis mixed doubles match against the New York Sportimes, in Washington. Indian tennis player Paes, 39, was initially supposed to play in India's only men's double entry for the London Olympics with former partner Mahesh Bhupathi, who refused to play with Paes because he had been partnering Rohan Bopanna on the ATP circuit in preparation for the Olympics. Paes was then teamed up with 307th-ranked Vishnu Vardhan and promised he could play mixed doubles, considered a more realistic medal opportunity, with India's top female player, Sania Mirza.

FILE - In this July 12, 2012 file photo, Washington Kastles' Leander Paes gestures during a World Team Tennis mixed doubles match against the New York Sportimes, in Washington. Indian tennis player Paes, 39, was initially supposed to play in India's only men's double entry for the London Olympics with former partner Mahesh Bhupathi, who refused to play with Paes because he had been partnering Rohan Bopanna on the ATP circuit in preparation for the Olympics. Paes was then teamed up with 307th-ranked Vishnu Vardhan and promised he could play mixed doubles, considered a more realistic medal opportunity, with India's top female player, Sania Mirza.