Sania Mirza on Rohan Bopanna's tweet on Olympic qualification: If this is true then it's absolutely ridiculous

Ace tennis star Sania Mirza has said the team sacrificed a very good shot at a medal in the mixed doubles category in the Tokyo Olympics if Rohan Bopannas claim that the All India Tennis Association AITA misled everyone over qualifications for the Games is indeed trueBopanna had said International Tennis Federation ITF never accepted an entry for him and Sumit Nagal and had made it clear that no changes were allowed after the deadline of nomination unless there was an injury or illnessITF has never accepted an entry for Sumit Nagal amp myself ITF was clear that no changes were allowed after the nomination deadline 22nd June unless InjuryIllness AITA has mislead the players government media and everyone else by stating we still have a chance sic Bopanna had tweetedITF has never accepted an entry for Sumit Nagal amp myselfITF was clear that no changes were allowed after the nomination deadline 22nd June unless InjuryIllness AITA has mislead the playersgovernment media and everyone else by stating we still have a chance AnurajR1mdash Rohan Bopanna rohanbopanna July 19 2021Replying to this Sania Mirza wrote WhaaatttIf this is true then its absolutely ridiculous and shamefulby this it also means that we have sacrificed a very good shot at a medal in the mixed doubles if you and I would have played as planned We were both told that you and sumits names have been given WhaaatttIf this is true then its absolutely ridiculous and shamefulby this it also means that we have sacrificed a very good shot at a medal in the mixed doubles if you and I would have played as planned We were both told that you and sumits names hav been given httpstcoh3fGkK0im8mdash Sania Mirza MirzaSania July 19 2021AITA SecretaryGeneral Anil Dhupar hit back at Bopanna and cleared the air about the qualification for the Tokyo Olympics and said the federation has done its very best to make sure maximum players could get a chance to feature in the GamesWe have taken extraordinary efforts to ensure that our mens doubles entry are done Unfortunately Divij and Rohans entries were not accepted and were still on the waiting list then all of sudden Sumit got an entry for singles We got in touch with Sumit on whether to go or not to go And by the time he confirmed we had already confirmed to ITF that he will be playing Dhupar told ANIAll formalities started on June 17 and we also wrote taking a chance that if Sumit being singles player is also entitled to have a doubles partner So thats why we changed the nomination from RohanDivij to Rohan and Sumit for the Tokyo Olympics All offices were closed on Saturday and Sunday ITF is closed I dont know why he is saying all this If you are so good why are you depending on peoples withdrawal You are a worldclass player you should enter the Olympics on your own why are you depending on withdrawalIn the mens singles Nagal qualified for the Tokyo Olympics on the basis of withdrawals The 23yearold currently sits at 154 in the ATP Ranking He achieved careerhigh No 122 on August 24 2020 after reaching Prague CZE Challenger QFSania Mirza and Ankita Raina were confirmed to represent India in womens doubles at the Olympics after entries were officially announced in July Sania is now set to become the first female athlete to represent India at four Olympics when she features at the Tokyo 2020 slated to get underway from July 23 while Ankita Raina will be making her debut at the showpiece eventAlso Read Christian Horner Thatrsquos dirty drivingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever