 The duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were nicknamed the ″ Indian Express ″ . Leander Paes ' off @-@ and @-@ on partnership with Bhupathi drew constant media attention in their home country India . In the 2006 Asian Games , a loss to the Chinese Taipei team in the team event led Leander to question Bhupathi 's commitment to Team India . He once stated in an interview that although he and Bhupathi are friends , he did not consider pairing with his former teammate . However , for the 2008 Beijing Olympics , they decided to play together for their country , and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka . 
