India’s Leander Paes denies reports that he and doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi are heading for a split at year's end. Reports from India say that Bhupathi has already decided to team with Rohan Bopanna with an eye on the 2012 London Olympics.
"As things currently stand, Mahesh and me have not yet decided to part ways as such,” Paes told MiD DAY. "We have the all-important ATP World Tour Finals that begin on Sunday and after that tournament we will sit down together to have a discussion to decide about our respective futures. When Mahesh and me got together (after nine years) we had clearly announced that we would take the partnership ahead one month at a time and see how things pan out. It was never a long-term thing. But having said that, we have not yet decided to part ways as such.''