New Delhi: Indian women's tennis is a one woman show and the country is far from producing another genuine world beater, says multiple Grand Slam champion Mahesh Bhupathi.
Sania Mirza has been a success despite India not having a history of producing women tennis players.
"To be honest, there is nobody else. The names we talk about, they don't have what it takes to reach that level," Bhupathi said when asked if his sports management firm Globosport had plans to support players other than Sania and the Uberoi sisters.
The three-time men's doubles Grand Slam winner, in New Delhi for the launch of Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy's (MBTA) new centre at Palms Town and Country Club in Gurgaon, also spoke on the status of men's Davis Cup team which barely avoided relegation to Group II with a win over Pakistan this year.
"It bothers me a lot but it is not my job to bridge the gap. That is for the (All India Tennis) Association to do," he said.
The MBTA has Gaurav Natekar, another former Davis Cupper and Asian Games gold medallist, as its director.
On his career, Bhupathi said it has not been an entirely disappointing season despite struggling to have a permanent partner since parting midway with Wesley Moodie of South Africa.
"It has been fun, playing with different partners. The challenge has been to gel with different partners," he said.
"It has not been that disappointing, I won a Grand Slam (the Australian Open mixed doubles) at the start of the year," said the 32-year old.
Bhupathi is said to play with Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the coming weeks, although his partner for the US Open is yet to be decided.
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