New wrist, new start for Sania Mirza

Saturday, 21 June 2008

Sania Mirza is quietly confident that her ‘new wrist’ will stand up to the rigours of top flight tennis when she plays at Wimbledon, starting on Monday. The 21-year-old missed the French Open after undergoing a reconstructive surgery on her right — the playing — hand in April and returned to action only a fortnight ago, when she played in the Birmingham grass court event. Grass, a faster surface, suits Sania’s game. But the speed of the surface also means greater stress on the wrist. Sania is seeded 32 and placed in the fourth quarter which also features Pennetta of the 128-size draw. She plays the unseeded Colombian Catalino Castano in her opening match against whom Sania has a 1-0 record in the first round at the Pattaya Open in Thailand last year. The Indian star answered HT’s questions via email on her comeback from injury and her chances at Wimbledon.

 

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