
Indian doubles ace Mahesh Bhupathi 8212; who played an important role in India8217;s win in the doubles tie against New Zealand in their just-concluded Davis Cup tie 8212; expressed happiness that his understanding with Leander Paes is still as solid as ever.
Bhupathi teamed up with Paes after a long time, said, 8216;8216;It was nice to notice that the understanding is still there,8217;8217; said Bhupathi, speaking to The Indian Express.
Any chance the dup will come together in Grand Slams again? Not committing anything, Bhupathi said, 8216;8216;Yeah we will play again together in April against Japan.8217;8217;
His partnership with Belarussian Max Mirnyi has been quite successful as well, though the pair lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals recently. 8216;8216;Yes, it was disappointing but finally we lost to eventual winners the French pair of Fabrice Santoro and Michael Llorda.8217;8217;
As far as the Davis Cup scenario is concerned, Bhupathi said, 8216;8216;It was great to see that we did well without being at full-strength. It8217;s a positive sign.8221;