‘Sania needs permanent coach’

Kolkata, Sept 18: Improper shot selection and constant chop and change of coaches have been a bane of Sania Mirza’s game, feels her Fed Cup captain Enrico Piperno.

“I am working with her this week only and I must say that she looked sharp, fit and keen in her game,” Piperno told UNI. However, he added that Sania’s game has been understood by her rivals after one year on the circuit and the Hyderabadi tennis sensation needed to evolve new plans to continue her tennis career. “After one year on the circuit the opposition knows your weaknesses and it’s just a matter of how you evolve yourself and change your game and find ways of going around your opponent. She needs to do that,” he said.

On her current form Piperno said: “She is in good nick. But she has a problem with shot selection. The angles she is trying to give to the shots don’t exist and that makes her lose points. I just gave her a few tips on those lines.”

“The role of a good coach is immense. The fact that Sania has not managed a coach till now with whom she can gel well has not augured well for her career. I hope she will soon find a coach with whom she can think of working long term. That will really boost her game,” he said.