Ace Indian doubles tennis star, Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] on Friday, said he would give his best in the Davis Cup tie against South Africa [ Images ] starting on Saturday.

He was speaking to the media soon after arriving in Johannesburg on Friday, to join his fellow team-mates for the tie.

"I have been around for more than ten years and I'm not concerned about arriving only a day before the matches get under way," Bhupathi said.

"I'm used to this," he added.

Bhupathi said he would miss his fellow doubles player, Leander Paes [ Images ], who was forced to pull out, after he suffered a shoulder injury during the recent US Open [ Images ] in New York.

Paes won the men's doubles with Lucas Dloughy of the Czech Republic after beating Bhupathi and Mark Knowles [ Images ] of the Bahamas in the finals.

India's [ Images ] number one singles player will be Somdev Devvarman [ Images ].

South Africa's singles players are Rik de Voest and Izak van der Merwe.