Over 48 hours after pulling out of the Asian Games, India tennis ace Leander Paes is still hurting. Paes pulled out as he did not have a doubles specialist to partner. The six-man Indian men's tennis contingent comprises three singles players - Ramkumar Ramnathan, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Sumit Nagal, and three doubles players Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan and Paes. With Bopanna and Sharan pairing up, Paes would've had to partner an out-of-form Nagal or Ramkumar.

"There is no way I'd want Ramkumar to partner me because he can win a singles gold. By playing the doubles, it could hamper that gold medal prospect. A singles gold is precious," Paes told mid-day from Cincinnati.