Sania has opted out of next month's Bangalore Open and has cited the petty controversies that have been dogging her for quite some time for the pullout.

"I am not playing in Bangalore Open. I have been advised by my manager not to play (there) because a lot has been happening in the past few months," Sania said on Monday. "Everytime I have played in India, there has been some kind of problem. So we just thought it was better not to play this time," she added.