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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 |
 Sania Mirza attended a fashion charity show presented by Shabana Azmi in Mumbai recently and the tennis star made fashion faux pas on the occasion. Pictures showed that her legs were tanned only up to her ankles showing white feet which were not tanned.
Apparently she was looking like an ugly duckling on the show. Even her dress ill suited her and she looked very out of shape in the attire she wore.
Indeed a fashion fault by the celebrity, the attached pic is proof enough.
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Friday, 18 December 2009 |
 Malaysia holds many good memories for India’s tennis ace Sania Mirza.
Not only has she played on Malaysian soil during her junior years, she has also visited the country many times for holidays with her family.
“Malaysia is one of the best places to visit for vacations,” said the 23-year-old, who flew in yesterday morning.
The Indian icon will make an appearance in the two-day Showdown of Champions 2009 – The Glam Slam at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam from tomorrow.
In the exhibition tournament, billed as Asia versus Russia, Sania will partner Zheng Jie (world No. 36) of China against Elena Dementieva (world No. 5) and Maria Kirilenko (world No. 62).
“I am looking forward to playing in this tournament. I’ve never partnered Zheng Jie before and I hope to get the crowd to cheer us on,” she said.
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 |
 Sania Mirza had a one constant in 2009; her bottled companion of pain-killers. It was that kind of a season. Still, the 23-year-old Hyderabadi, who started the year at 101 and finished at 58, was happy to be competing.
"After sitting out for almost seven months last year it was a relief to be out there again," she said. "But it wasn’t easy. I played in about 19 tournaments this year, and half of them were with the help of painkillers. There were times when in a period of 24 hours I was taking an unimaginable number of pain-killers and even then it wasn’t like I was playing without pain. Still, it was a good year, hugely challenging and a great learning experience."
What Sania refuses to acknowledge just yet, is the side-effects of the medication, even though she has already swallowed the bitter pill of physical and mental lethargy. She managed to get on court and for most part the pain had been blocked, but she wasn’t the same player. The edge was decidedly missing as was so obvious in later stages of tournaments in the summer and the hardcourt season. |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 |
 Earlier this year Sania Mirza received a hero's welcome in India after she became the first woman from the world's second most populous nation to win a Grand Slam title - the Australian Open mixed doubles, with Mahesh Bhupathi. But the 23-year-old has never shied away from making statements off court as well, and on Sunday she lent her status in support of an anti-terrorism event held in the capital, New Delhi.
Mirza was among a bevy of eminent figures form the worlds of sports, arts and civil society who took part in the hour-long ceremony, which was organized by India's home ministry under the theme 'A Nation In Solidarity Against Terror'.
The November 29 staging was symbolic, as it marked 12 months since the end of the four-day terrorist siege across Mumbai, in which at least 173 people were killed and more than 300 injured. |
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009 |
 Ranging from the slickest watches to the most desirable collectors’ series, the store is definitely from an exclusive clientele. “It’s the first and only authorised store in the state for Rolex and Ulysse Nardin,” said director Rahul R Nigam. Checking out the collection were guests Pinky Reddy and Pavan Reddy among others. Sania Mirza, who inaugurated the store, was also seen admiring the collection. |
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Friday, 13 November 2009 |
The best thing about Sachin Tendulkar is that he's completely rooted, down to earth, and a thorough gentleman. He's
probably the best thing to have happened to Indian cricket and maybe Indian sport as a whole. When he completed 17,000 runs in ODIs, I sent him a congratulatory SMS. He replied immediately. He's obviously a champion, but despite everything he has achieved he remains a really gentle person.
First meeting
I think it was at a press conference. After that we chatted, and we've met quite a few times since. I've even played umpire for an exhibition tennis match that he was involved in and it was fun. |
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 |
 India’s first Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra and tennis star Sania Mirza will be amongst those taking part in the Queen’s Baton Relay here on Thursday.
Other prominent sports personalities featuring in the list of torch bearers include boxing sensation Vijender Singh, wrestler Sushil Kumar, Milkha Singh, Kapil Dev, Dilip Tirkey and Karnam Malleswari.
Meanwhile, President Pratibha Patil, who arrived in London yesterday on a two-nation state visit to the UK and Cyprus during which she will receive the Commonwealth baton from Queen Elizabeth on October 29, will be personally escorted to Windsor, a royal town some 40 km from the British capital, where she will stay as the Queen’s guest before flying out to Cyprus.
During her visit to Britain, first by an Indian President in 20 years, Patil will hold talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and meet Leader of Opposition David Cameroon. Queen Elizabeth will also host a banquet in honour of the Indian President.
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Saturday, 17 October 2009 |
 Sania Mirza 's brilliant run at the WTA Japan Open ended with a crushing 2-6, 1-6 mauling in the semi-final against world number 26 and fourth seed Francesca Schiavone in Osaka, on Saturday.
Sania's defeat meant that the Indian has now lost all three encounters against her Italian friend.
It was for the third time in the season that Sania had made it to the singles semi-final of an WTA event.
The Indian earned 130 ranking points and US $10,200 as prize money for her brilliant effort through the week in the US $220,000 hard court event.
Sania could not play the way she did against Peer and Bartoli, who had retired mid-way due to a shoulder injury, and lost her semi-final within an hour.
Sania saved a breakpoint in the first set but the Italian still broke her twice to race away with the lead. |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
 Sania Mirza is in the semi-finals of the Japan Open. The Indian tennis ace made the grade after France's Marion Bartoli conceded their quarter-final when trailing 4-6, 0-2 because of a right shoulder injury, in Osaka on Friday.
"I'm pleased that after two weeks of not playing my best, I'm finishing on a high and have made the semi-finals," said Sania after the victory.
"I'm playing a good friend next," she added.
Sania meets Italy's Francesca Schiavone in the semi-finals.
The fourth seeded Schiavone made the grade after seventh seed Melinda Czink of Hungary conceded a walk-over because of a right foot injury in another quarter-final.
Schiavone and Sania met twice before and the Italian emerged victorious on both occasions.
Sania also discussed her recent engagement after the match. |
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 |
 Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza sailed into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open after notching up a straight sets victory over Ukraine's Viktoriya Kutuzova in Osaka, on Wednesday.
Sania defeated Kutuzova 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 23 minutes to set up a tough quarter-final against second-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli.
Both Sania and Viktoriya served badly in the opening set, committing five double faults each.
But Sania managed to convert a crucial break point to go 1-0 up.
The Indian was more in control in the second set and she cut back on her service errors, saving three of the four break points she faced. |
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