An artificial 'Sania Mania'?

Kolkata, Sep 17: Even as the Kolkatans have shown little interest towards the Sunfeast Open this year so far, the tournament organisers played a cat-and-mouse game with the journos regarding the arrival time of Indian favourite Sania Mirza.

In contrast to the last edition,, when Sania was the darling of the crowds after her series of scintillating performances, the sports buffs here seem to have turned away from the Hyderabad girl.

There is little discussion in the street corners and cofeee shops about the tournament, and even less about Sania.

However, the organisers seem to be living in a make-believe world of their own.

Since morning, despite repeated queries from the mediapersons, the organisers kept Sania's arrival time under wraps. There was a large assembly of journalists in the players' hotel since the morning, as rumours constantly floated in the air about Sania having arrived at the airport.