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Thursday, 29 January 2009 |
 If you ask Monica Seles or Jennifer Capriati, they might know a thing or two about comebacks. The latest in that trail is Jelena Dokic, who seems to have found her footing after years of mental trauma and family troubles.
Her face, which was a perennial picture of doubt and fear, is suddenly replaced by smiles and eagerness at her current form.
Sania Mirza can take some cues from these women who have endured much, but have managed to prevail against all odds. She was finally back on court after a six month injury lay off. Despite a surgery on her wrist in March last year, she never recovered. |
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 |
 Indian icon Sania Mirza crashed out of the Australian Open Wednesday but said she was just happy to be back after a painful six months on the sidelines.
Her 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russian 10th seed Nadia Petrova was only her second match back and even winning once here was good enough for Mirza, who shoulders the hopes and expectations of a sports-mad nation.
But the 22-year-old vowed to bounce back as she works to once again to match her career-high of 27 after recovering from a serious wrist injury.
"I'm just happy to be back and doing what I love doing, playing tennis and competing," she said.
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Monday, 19 January 2009 |
 Sania Mirza survived a late onslaught from world number 61 Marta Domachowhska to set up a second-round clash with Russian 10th seed Nadia Petrova in the women's singles of the Australian Open, here today. The unseeded Indian battled past the Pole 6-1, 6-4 in the first round.
Nadia beat Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 7-6 (3) in her opening round match.
Sania, playing her first singles match of the season after a long injury-lay off, was happy with her comeback match.
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Friday, 16 January 2009 |
 India's Sania Mirza will begin her singles campaign against Marta Domachowska of Poland in the Australian Open tennis beginning here Monday.
Sania is on a comeback trail after remaining out of action for most part of 2008 due to a career threatening wrist injury and her ranking has slipped from a high of 27 to current 107.
The 22-year-old Indian's first round opponent is ranked 61st and reached Australian Open quarterfinal last year to register her best Grand Slam performance so far.
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
 She toppled the world number 25, dished out a tough fight against world number 18 and is moving faster than ever on the courts, yet Sania Mirza -- on a comeback-trail -- does not want to jump the gun in saying that she has got back the touch which once perched her to the top 30. A matured Sania is treading her path carefully as the first Grand Slam of the year -- Australian Open -- beckons and is not making any tall promises.
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 |
 Sania Mirza and Francesca Schiavone's were handed a straight-set defeat by Spanirad Arantxa Parra Santonja and Edina Gallovits of Romania at the doubles event of the $220,000 Hobart International WTA tournament on Wednesday.
The fourth seed Indo-Italian pair lost 5-7, 1-6 to their unseeded opponents in the quarterfinal of the hard court event.
Sania-Francesca could not convert any of the two breakpoints in the match while the winners capitalised on the three of the four chances.
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Monday, 12 January 2009 |
 Sania Mirza, playing her first competitive match since a long injury lay-off, and her Italian partner Francesca Schiavone reached the doubles quarter-finals of the $220,000 WTA Hobart International tournament here on Monday.
The fourth seeded Indo-Italian pair defeated Latvian Liga Dekmeijre and Turkey's Ipek Senoglu 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the first round of the hard court event.
It took Sania and Schiavone one hour and 24 minutes to carve out the hard-fought win. |
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Monday, 12 January 2009 |
 With his giant-killing spree at the Chennai Open, where he finished runner-up, Somdev Devvarman has climbed 48 rungs to be placed 154th in the ATP rankings issued today.
Somdev, who was at 202nd place last week, made some astonishing upsets at the Chennai Open, defeating Spaniard Carlos Moya and Ivo Karlovic before his amazing run finally came to an end with the loss to Croat Marin Chilicloss in the final last night.
The 23-year-old Somdev, currently has 562 points to his name. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
 Indian tennis star Sania Mirza said Monday she had recovered from a "career-threatening" injury with help from top cricketer Yuvraj Singh.
A beaming Mirza was delighted to be back on court after the painful wrist problem which forced her out of the Beijing Olympics in tears and left her unable even to lift a fork to eat.
Mirza is taking part in the World Team Challenge exhibition event here following treatment recommended by Singh, her friend and an Indian Test batsman. |
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 |
 A fit-again Sania Mirza will spearhead India’s challenge at the Fed Cup Asia Oceania (Group 1) tennis event to be played in Australia next month.
Sania, who makes a comeback after a prolonged injury hiatus, will be joined by sisters Ankita and Sanaa Bhambri, and veteran Rushmi Chakravarthi after a sports ministry guideline barred expatriate players, without Indian citizenship, from representing the country.
Enrico Piperno will be the non-playing captain of the team.
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