Paes pulls out of Asian Hopman Cup; Sania unaware

HYDERABAD: Sania Mirza on Tuesday said she was not aware of the participation details of tennis ace Leander Paes, who was scheduled to be her mixed doubles partner for the upcoming Asian Hopman Cup beginning on Thursday.

"I am preparing for the tournament," said Sania, practising at the Centre Court of SAAP Tennis Complex here.

Paes on Tuesday pulled out of the six-nation tournament to recover from the index finger injury ahead of next month's Asian Games in Doha and will be replaced by Rohan Bopanna.

The 67th ranked player's new coach Heath Matthew said their main focus was on fitness.

"She is responding well and taking the drills. It is fitness that we have to work on as Sania has almost all the known strokes of the game with her," Matthew said.