Bhupathi to make do with temporary partners

Talking to The Indian Express from London, Bhupathi said: 8220;No one8217;s available. So I8217;m going to try and mix and match for the rest of the year, and find a permanent partner next year.8221;

Meanwhile, Bhupathi who had partnered Frenchwoman Mary Pierce to lift the mixed doubles trophy at The Championships last year, didn8217;t sound very confident of defending his crown. Bhupathi who is partnering Chinese Zi Yan this time, said: 8220;We8217;ll try. We want to take it match by match.8221; The 11th seeded Indo-Chinese pair play their first match tomorrow.