Sania yet to play her best: Bhupathi

Kolkata - Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza’s best play is still some two years away, Davis Cupper Mahesh Bhupathi said here Wednesday.

‘Not too much should be seen from her early exits (from the international tournaments she plays). She is falling far short of the kind of tennis she is capable of,’ Bhupati told reporters here while announcing Martina Hingis’ participation in the Sunfeast Open tennis championship here in September.

‘But she will improve. She is on an upward curve and in about three years time she will break into the top 10. She has that in her,’ Bhupati, a doubles specialist, maintained.

‘She will be at her prime when she is around 22,’ Mahesh said, whose Globosports company manages Mirza’s career.

Mirza has recently dropped to World No 40 on the WTA rankings after early exits from Roland Garros and Wimbledon. The Hyderabadi dazzler has shown an indifferent form even after brilliant starts and that has cost her a few spots over the last few months.