Indian team selector Akhtar Ali said Tuesday that Paes had informed the national tennis association that he would not be able to play in the Davis Cup due to an injury sustained during the U.S. Open.

"Withdrawing from the Davis Cup is a tough decision for me, but I don't want to be a liability on the team," Paes said.

At the U.S. Open, Paes won the men's doubles title with Lucas Dlouhy of Czech Republic. He also reached the mixed doubles finals with Cara Black of Zimbabwe.

Paes was to pair up with another doubles specialist, Mahesh Bhupathi, in the Davis Cup. The winner of the best-of-five series advances to the World Group.

Yuki Bhambri will replace Paes for the series that begins Friday in South Africa.