LONDON: India's Sania Mirza may have crashed out of the Wimbledon tennis championships after losing to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, but her combative Centre Court show has won admiration from the British media.
"Magical Mirza the centre of attention: Kuznetsova the conqueror, but Indian tigress holds the aces," The Guardian declared on Thursday.
"She handled the Centre Court occasion with characteristic flair, swiveling into brilliantly struck forehands with astonishing racket-head speed, gradually overcoming her nerves, recovering from her mistakes, making a dramatic surge at the finish, and handling bristling press conferences as though they were a natural extension of her life," the paper said.
Mirza, who lost 4-6, 7-6, 4-6, Wednesday exuded charm and confidence in her post-match interview.
"This was Wimbledon Centre Court, not any old centre court, and you just have to go out there and try to win," she said.
Asked if she could explain what went wrong after her winning the second-set tiebreak, Sania replied, "Nothing went wrong. What separated us was the volley at break point at 4-5 (in the final set) - an amazing volley from her (Kuznetsova)." The Guardian said many people "hardly seemed to notice that the Russian was victorious".
According to The Times , Sania has the "power and audacity to go much further but will need to cut down on unforced errors”.
"Centre Court will want to see more of the temperamental teenager breaking the mould of the traditional Indian woman as well as records every time she steps on a court."
At the press conference, the 18-year-old was also asked about her famous temper - she broke her racket in Wednesday's match after flinging it to the ground, earning the umpire's code-of-conduct warning.
"I was telling myself to keep cool but I still lost my temper once," Sania said.
"But I loved every minute of it. I gave everything I had and it was a close match. But I want to play on Centre Court again."
The Sun , Britain's highest-circulation newspaper, noted that after the match Sania wore a T-shirt with the words: "Well-behaved women rarely make history".
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