Paes was forced to pair with lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan in men's doubles after both Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna refused to play with him. He was paired with Sania Mirza in mixed doubles as a compromise.
"The controversy did not do anything good to anybody. It created bad blood among us and that is very unfortunate. I am happy that it is over and I can now concentrate on doing well in the Olympics with Leander and win a medal," Sania said.
"Let us move forward and focus on winning a medal. Leander reached the final at the Wimbledon and that is the positive thing. I and Mahesh lost and that was unfortunate. We should have been playing in the final," she said.
Sania said that the selection row also strained her relationships with Mahesh Bhupathi.
"It was difficult to block the controversy from my mind and it was disturbing me. The situation did not arise because of what I said. Mahesh and I have been very good friends but the controversy did strain our friendship," she said.
Sania said that she had preferred to play with Bhupathi in mixed doubles but with Paes also, they can have a good shot at a medal. More
