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Friday, 13 March 2009 |
 Wild card Sania Mirza came back from the brink to beat Ukrainian Mariya Koryttseva in a grueling three-setter and enter the second round of the USD 4.5 million BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Sania trailed 2-6 1-3 before bouncing back to win the match 2-6 6-3 6-2 and set up a tough clash against 12th seed Italian Flavia Pennetta, who got a first-round bye.
In a contest that ended just three seconds short of being two hours long, Sania was completely outplayed in the opening set in which Koryttseva broke her thrice to clinch it 6-2. |
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Tuesday, 10 March 2009 |
 Sania Mirza's WTA rankings improved marginally this week and the Indian ace was 87th in singles and 71st in doubles in the latest list issued on Monday.
The numero uno Indian woman player, who will play at Indiana Wells this week, has 726 points in singles and 1382 points in doubles.
In the ATP rankings, India's new tennis poster boy Somdev Devavrman had his ranking unchanged at 150 with 546 points
In doubles, Leander Paes (6940) returned to the top-five after gaining a place but his compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi (6325) slipped a rung to eighth. |
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009 |
 Sania Mirza and her Italian partner Mara Santangelo advanced to the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $2 million Dubai Tennis Championships after getting a walkover from Poland's Urszula Radwanska and Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland in the first round here.
An injury to Radwanska forced the Polish-American pair to give away the match to their opponents.
Sania and Sanatangelo now have a tough job at hand as they face top seeded pair of Zimbabwean Cara Black and American Lizel Huber in the second round.
Sania's singles campaign had ended yesterday (Tuesday) after losing her second round match to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 |
 Wild card Sania Mirza overcame a sluggish start to beat Russian Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets and enter the second round of the USD two million Dubai Tennis Championships here.
The in-form Indian, who finished runners-up at last week's Pattaya Open in Thailand, defeated Makarova 7-5 6-2 after slogging it out for one hour and 27 minutes in the opening round of the hard court event.
Sania will now be up against 16th seed Spaniard Kaia Kanepi in the second round.
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Sunday, 15 February 2009 |
 Sania Mirza's quest for her second WTA singles title continued after the Indian ace went down fighting 5-7 1-6 against world number five and top seed Vera Zvonareva in the final of the USD 220,000 Pattaya Open on Sunday (February 15).
Sania fought her heart out against her formidable opponent but the Russian drew from her vast experience to halt the India's brilliant run in the one hour and 17 minutes contest.
The first set was fiercely fought and both the players traded many a breaks but unforced errors in pressure situations did Sania in.
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Monday, 09 February 2009 |
 Sania Mirza fans are counting on her to build on the success of her mixed doubles win at the Australian Open and carry it onto the singles court.
The Indian Federation Cup team is missing Sania badly in Perth but an abdominal tear has forced the tennis ace out.
Sania is back on court though, watched on by her mother who served as an occasional ball girl.
She felt no pain as she rallied with another India player Vivek Shokeen, which she credits to the magic of Dr Jatin Chaudhary.
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Friday, 06 February 2009 |
 Sania Mirza was given medical clearance to return to the professional tennis circuit, when she sought the advice of physiotherapist Dr. Jatin Chaudhary here on Thursday.
The Ausralian Open mixed doubles champion, Sania flew down to the Capital specifically to consult the doctor who had weaved ‘magic’ in curing her wrist injury some time back, for a suspected abdominal muscle tear.
In the event, Sania met the doctor before and after a spell of tennis at the DLTA Complex, and was relieved to be without pain and get the green signal. |
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Wednesday, 04 February 2009 |
 Sania Mirza is all praise for Mahesh Bhupathi after they won the Australian Open mixed doubles title but the tennis ace is also upset with him for not taking her to watch 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
Sania wanted to watch the much-acclaimed film, directed by Danny Boyle, but instead of taking her along, Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna went ahead and saw the movie.
"Mahesh and Rohan ditched me and went to watch 'Slumdog Millionaire'," Sania said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, 03 February 2009 |
Sania Mirza, who won her first ever senior Grand Slam title, partnering compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in the Australian Open, termed her victory Down Under as a dream that has come true.
Sania, who received an overwhelming welcome on return to Hyderabad, told reporters that it was one of the most special wins in her career.
"Its one of most special wins, it's a Grand Slam. And it's something that we always play for and pray for when we are growing up. So I am just happy that I could win this and achieve a Grand Slam, which has been my dream always," she said.
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Monday, 02 February 2009 |
 In a big setback to the Indian Fed Cup team, Sania Mirza will miss the upcoming Group I Asia/Oceania zone tie, citing an abdominal injury.
The Fed Cup tie will begin in Perth, Australia from Wednesday and the Indian team has been reduced to three members now.
No replacement can be sent to the event as the last date for sending the substitute has lapsed.
Sania suffered the injury during her Australian Open campaign, an All India Tennis Association official said. "We were told yesterday that she will not play. Her father spoke to me and informed," said an AITA official.
Last year also, Sania did not play the Fed Cup matches though she was part of the team.
The Indian team comprises Ankita and Sanaa Bhambri and Rushmi Chakravarthi.
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