Sania not to walk the ramp

Kolkata, September 15: Disappointing her admirers, India’s tennis sensation Sania Mirza has decided not to walk the ramp in a fashion pageant featuring competing players at the USD 170,000 WTA tour Sunfeast Open starting on Monday.The 18 year-old, who has bowled over sports buffs in India and abroad both with her on-court performances, will only be among the audience when the likes of 2004 French Open champion Anastasia Myskina and Russia’s Elena Likhovtseva take part in the catwalk being organised by an apparel maker to launch a new range of designwear.

‘Obviously not,’ said Anirban Das Blah of sports management company Globosport, when asked whether Sania would take part in the fashion show.

Apart from managing Sania’s profile, Globosport is also the promoter of the WTA Open. “Sania wants to focus only on her game. We also feel that she should stick to it and not concentrate on anything else,” Blah said.

It may be mentioned that some Muslim clerics have already raised objections to the short tennis skirts of Sania.