Lee-Hesh row: Sania Mirza slams AITA over selection debacle - NewsX

Sania Mirza has accused the India tennis federation of using her as "bait" to placate doubles specialist Leander Paes as discontent continues to rumble over the country's controversial selection process for the Olympics. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) was forced backtrack and field two men's doubles teams for the London Games after both Mahesh Bhupathi and regular partner Rohan Bopanna refused to play with the country's top-ranked doubles player Paes. Last Thursday, AITA defused the row by announcing that Paes would partner Vishnu Vardhan while the Bhupathi-Bopanna partnership would remain intact for the July 27-August 12 Games.