Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rohan Bopanna vs AITA, conversation released

Rohan Bopanna, an Indian Tennis star has shared a conversation with the General Secretary of AITA. Posting on his official Twitter handle, Rohan Bopanna wrote, “Good morning… AITA Secretary General blatantly lying saying ITF accepted the entry. Stop LYING to everyone and its time for a change. Its been 50+ years all players have suffered thanks to the federation incompetence. @ianuragthakur @PMOIndia #stopblamingplayers pic.twitter.com/hB0Ru3HmgG "

— Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna) July 20, 2021

The audio recording has been shared in which it can be heard Rohan Bopanna and Anil Dhupar talking about the former’s nomination for the quadrennial game. Bopanna starts the conversation by asking Anil Dhupar how he is doing and then they went onto further discuss the Olympic qualification issue. 

“Hello Anil sir, how are you doing?," asked Bopanna.

To which AITA Secretary General replied that he is doing okay and waiting for ‘tomorow’, here the date of the conversation is not clear. 

“Bas theek hai, I am waiting for tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed, may be we get some good news tomorrow."

‘I saw Berrettini has pulled out sir..," asked Bopanna.

“Who?," Anil Dhupar asked back.

He then wen onto say, " I am saying that I am expecting some good news tomorrow, be ready, that’s all."

“Sumit and my entry is fourth as of now?," asked Bopanna.

“It is in fourth", replied Anil Dhupar. He further went onto say, “Sumit and yourself because your and Divij is out of question."

Rohan Bopanna then asked, “ITF has accepted that?

Anil Dhupar replied, “that they have accepted the nomination."

AITA’s Honorary Secretary General Anil Dhupar expressed his views over the comments made by Bopanna and Mirza and said it was inappropriate. “Twitter comments by Rohan Bopanna and then Sania Mirza are inappropriate, misleading and without knowledge: they should have checked the rule book of ITF regarding qualifications," he said.