The two Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan have missed the cut for men\u2019s doubles, which also rules out the country\u2019s presence in the mixed team competition. This gave a setback to India\u2019s medal chances in the tennis event of the Tokyo Olympics. It was expected that with a low combined ranking of 113, Bopanna\u2019s 38 and Sharan\u2019s 75 entry would decide the large scale withdrawals.<\/p>\n
AITA source told PTI, \u201cThe ITF has confirmed that Bopanna and Divij could not be entered as a team in the men\u2019s doubles team. Though, things might change till July 16 if there are more withdrawals.\u201d<\/p>\n
As per rules, only those players can be part of the mixed team event who are already in one of the main draws which might be in singles or doubles. Bopanna was ranked 38th at the start of the year, on the other hand, Sharan\u2019s ranking only got worse after starting number 63.<\/p>\n
This is the first time that India will miss out on fielding a men\u2019s doubles at the Olympics ever since a young Leader Paes and Ramesh Krishnan competed at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Paes was there mostly with Mahesh Bhupathi. In 2016, Paes and Bopanna competed and lost the first round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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