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Sania Mirza returns the ball during a first round match against Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld at the All England Club. Mirza said she had to turn on the aggression to win her first round match at Wimbledon on Monday
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Leander Paes and Cara Black defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza
Leander Paes and his partner Cara Black defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza to advance to the mixed doubles quarterfinals of Wimbledon Championships in London.
Top seeded Paes and Zimbabwean Black won 6-2 6-7 (2) 6-3 in the two-hour-and-seven-minute third-round contest, which was the first between the two pairs, on Monday night.
Paes and Black, who won the US Open mixed doubles title last year, were clearly the better pair in a rare match and also took advantage of the unforced errors committed by their opponents.
Thirteenth seeds Bhupathi and Sania committed nine double faults as compared to just one by their opponents though the all-Indian pair sent down more number of aces (6 to 3).
Paes and Black got as many as eight break points in the first set out of which they converted two to win it in 35 minutes.Saturday, June 27, 2009
Wimbledon: Sania Mirza & Chia-Jung Chuang crash lands in second round
The 15th seeded Indo-Taipei pair lost 2-6, 3-6 to the unseeded Russian-Romanian combination.
Sania and Chia had their chances but failed to grab on those. Out of seven break points they got they could convert just one and paid the price.
Sania's singles campaign was cut short in the second round by her friend Sorana Cirstea.
The Indian would now look to put up a better show in the mixed doubles event as she has reached the second round with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sania battles hard for victory
When she first arrived here — a starry-eyed little girl sporting a pony-tail, chaperoned by doting parents — to play in the girls’ singles championship all those years ago, Sania Mirza might have hardly imagined that the early part of her career as a professional tennis player would the play out the way it has — like a game of snakes and ladders.
In a few packed, emotionally-draining years since making a breakthrough at the Australian Open in January 2005, Sania, aged 22, has been through it all in a hurry — form slumps, a series of injuries, spectacular surges, controversies on and off the courts — and it is hardly a surprise that she often sounds like a world-weary veteran after being forced by circumstances to live her life in fast forward.
Annus horribilisThe year 2008 was something of an annus horribilis for Sania as she started the year at No.32 and ended it just inside the top 100, at 99. A first right wrist injury early in the year required surgery and forced her out of the game for several weeks. This was followed by another right wrist injury just before the Olympics.
In sport, as in life, sometimes it is necessary to plumb the depths to get a clear view of the way up. And Sania, still a long way from becoming the player she can be — the consistent winner that she wants to be in the process of discovering the limits of her own potential — did prove today that she is ready for the arduous task.
In a first round match of the 123rd Wimbledon tennis championships, on a cloudy, warm afternoon, Sania quickly overcame a mid-match slump as she beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 to make her way to the second round.
After coming into the championship following her best tournament-run in a long, long time — a semifinal finish in the Aegon Classic on grass — the Indian star was unlikely to have been short on confidence. But after a dream start that saw her open up a 4-0 first set lead, Sania failed to impose herself on an opponent whose arsenal was mostly absent of heavy weaponry.
Then again, even if she blew hot and cold on the No.14 court where every single seat was taken and quite a few Indian fans had to crane their necks standing on the walkways to get a glimpse of the action, the woman from Hyderabad regrouped superbly after taking a break at the end of the second set.
Sania upped the ante on her serve, injected a strut into her court coverage and stepped in courageously for some rewarding fly-swatting on Anna-Lena’s second serves before finally blowing away her German opponent with an avalanche of blistering forehands.
Overall, it wasn’t the sort of performance that elicited a constant volley of Oohs and Aahs from the stands but it was a thoroughly professional demonstration of getting the job done on a big stage without too many missed heartbeats.
Last year, Sania, a bit rusty after coming in following a long injury-break, had failed to convert four matchpoints in the third set, losing to Martinez Sanchez, a qualifier in the second round.
This time, she plays Sorana Cirstea of Romania in the second round.
Not long after Sania returned to the locker room, the sport’s great summiteer got within six match victories of planting his Swiss flag on a peak no man has ever set foot on. Roger Federer, opening the proceedings on a brand new Centre Court in the absence of his friend and great rival Rafael Nadal, got past Yen-Hsun Lu from Chinese Taipei 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.
“Monday 1 p.m. It is a very privileged spot. Gets your heart beating, that’s for sure. He was a tough opponent,” said the five-time champion, after playing for the first time since winning a title — the French Open — that had long proved vanishingly elusive. “Rafa had dominated the championship (French) for so long. For me it was an unbelievable feeling,” said Federer.
Earlier in the day, Andreas Seppi of Italy upset James Blake (seeded 17) of the United States 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(5).
‘’This is something that has been my worst Slam, I don’t know why,” said a disappointed Blake. “Just didn’t feel like myself out there today.”
Wimbledon Tennis Championship:Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang in seconf round
India's Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei defeated American Jill Craybas and Carly Gullickson 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the women's doubles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships here Thursday.The Indo-Chinese pair, seeded 15th, will next face Russian Alla Kudryavtseva and Romania's Monica Niculescu, who beat Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.
Sania and Chuang had difficulty in holding their service, and so had their opponents in the first set. Sania and Chuang dropped their serve twice, but broke their opponents thrice.
The American pair saved seven break points before Sania and Chuang broke them in the fourth game.
Craybas and Gullickson came back twice, but each time Sania and Chuang got back the lead and finally closed out the set in the 10th game.
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Wimbledon:Sorana Cirstea ends Sania Mirza's singles campaign
Sania Mirza's singles campaign at the Wimbledon championships ended with a 4-6 4-6 second round loss to Romanian 28th seed Sorana Cirstea here today.
Unforced errors proved costly for the Indian in the one-hour-22-minute contest as she yet again failed to move beyond the second round here.
Sania played mostly from the baseline but struggled to keep her booming strokes within the court.
The inability to win points on serve added to the woes of the unseeded Indian against an opponent ranked as high as 27th in the world.
Sania had the first opportunity to get a break but Cirstea denied her friend the favour.
Sania then committed a double fault in the fifth game to hand the Romanian a break chance.
Sania saved four breakpoints in that game but another double fault undid all the good work
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Unforced errors proved costly for the Indian in the one-hour-22-minute contest as she yet again failed to move beyond the second round here.
Sania played mostly from the baseline but struggled to keep her booming strokes within the court.
The inability to win points on serve added to the woes of the unseeded Indian against an opponent ranked as high as 27th in the world.
Sania had the first opportunity to get a break but Cirstea denied her friend the favour.
Sania then committed a double fault in the fifth game to hand the Romanian a break chance.
Sania saved four breakpoints in that game but another double fault undid all the good work
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wimbledo:Sania Mirza’s lost her clothes
Sorana Cirstea and Sania Mirza are such good friends off the tennis court that when Mirza arrived at Wimbledon with a light suitcase she knew who to turn to for a supply of spare clothes.
Thus it was 19-year-old Cirstea's kit that saw them both safely through to today's second round of the women's singles, where the two girls will face each other across the net.
Fortunately, the wardrobe issue has already been sorted out. Mirza, the 22-year-old from India who beat Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in the first round, has been shopping. “I don't need to borrow stuff from Sorana again,” she said.
Friendship now has to be put aside as she faces the Romanian 28th seed, who appeared out of nowhere to beat two top 10 players on the way to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
Mirza said: “We're both professionals and we know where to draw the line.”
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Thus it was 19-year-old Cirstea's kit that saw them both safely through to today's second round of the women's singles, where the two girls will face each other across the net.
Fortunately, the wardrobe issue has already been sorted out. Mirza, the 22-year-old from India who beat Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in the first round, has been shopping. “I don't need to borrow stuff from Sorana again,” she said.
Friendship now has to be put aside as she faces the Romanian 28th seed, who appeared out of nowhere to beat two top 10 players on the way to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.
Mirza said: “We're both professionals and we know where to draw the line.”
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Sania to meet Groenefeld
In the Wimbledon ladies’ singles, India’s Sania Mirza has been drawn to play against Germany’s World No. 51 AnnaLena Groenefeld in the first round.
In doubles, Sania and her Taipei partner ChiaJung Chuang, seeded 15th, will take on the unseeded American pair of Jill Craybas and Carly Gullickson.Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Aegon International : Another loss, out of doubles also
Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei bowed out of the Aegon International tennis with a first-round defeat against fourth-seeded Australians Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs 5-7, 4-6 on Tuesday.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sania suffering from hip-strain
Sania Mirza conceded her first round singles match of the qualifying event of the $ 600,000 Aegon International in Eastbourne after suffering a hip-strain.
The Indian ace was trailing 4-6 2-3 against Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania on Sunday when she opted out of the contest.
Sania though will play in the doubles event along with Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei.
The unseeded Indo-Taipei duo will take on fourth seeded Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.
Sania had made the singles and doubles semifinals of the Aegon Classic last week and probably continued tennis througout the week combined with long travel from Birmingham to Eastbourne took a toll on her.
In the men's event Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy have been given the top billing and they will open their campaign against Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles, seeded second, will play their first round match against Stephen Huss of Australia and local Ross Hutchins.
Sania mirza steamrolls to 78 in the latest WTA singles rankings
Riding on her semifinal appearance in the just concluded Aegon Classic, Indian ace Sania Mirza jumped 20 places to reach 78 in the latest WTA singles rankings, released on Monday.
After a prolonged lean patch, the Hyderabadi did exceedingly well at the grass court event where she also made it to the semifinals of the doubles event.
Sania also rose two rungs to be at 35th spot in the doubles ranking.
However, there was no change in the men's doubles rankings where Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi retained their fifth and ninth spots respectively.
Somdev Devvarman, who is struggling these days, also remained unchanged at 132, though he continues to be India's numero uno player.Sunday, June 14, 2009
Aegon Classic: Sania-Chuang pair crashes out
Her singles campaign over, Sania Mirza's doubles campaign also came to an end after the Indian and her Chinese Taipei partner Chuang Chia-Jung lost in straight sets in the semifinals of the Aegon Classic tennis tournament here.
The third-seeded Indo-Taipei pair lost 5-7 3-6 to the top seeded Zimbabwean-American pair of Cara Black and Liezel Huber last night.
Sania had earlier crashed out of the singles competition of the USD 220,000 Wimbledon warm-up event after losing to 13th seeded Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova in the semifinals
The third-seeded Indo-Taipei pair lost 5-7 3-6 to the top seeded Zimbabwean-American pair of Cara Black and Liezel Huber last night.
Sania had earlier crashed out of the singles competition of the USD 220,000 Wimbledon warm-up event after losing to 13th seeded Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova in the semifinals
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sania Mirza hits a shot during her women's semi-final tennis match against Magdalena Rybarikova
Sania Mirza of India hits a shot during her women's semi-final tennis match against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Saturday June 13, 2009
Aegon Classic: Sania Mirza watches the ball during her women's semi-final tennis match
Sania Mirza of India watches the ball during her women's semi-final tennis match against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Saturday June 13, 2009
Aegon Classic : Sania Mirza in action in semis
Sania Mirza of India hits a shot during her women's semi-final tennis match against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Saturday June 13, 2009
Sania Mirza reacts after winning her women's quarter-final
Sania Mirza reacts after winning her women's quarter-final tennis match against Melinda Czink of Hungary at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Friday June 12, 2009
Aegon Classic 3rd round : Sania Mirza in action
Sania Mirza of India hits a return shot during her women's third-round tennis match against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sania Mirza of India hits a return shot during her women's third-round tennis match
Sania Mirza of India hits a return shot during her women's third-round tennis match against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sania express halted by Rybarikova in Birmingham Semis
However, a fantastic turnaround from the 20-year old Rybarikova saw her spoil a perfectly good script at the Aegon Classic handing Mirza a doughnut in the second set and overcoming a late rally from the Indian tennis star on the way to clinching a tight third set 6-3.
Mirza had beaten Rybarikova in their only previous meeting amazingly in her only other semi-final appearance of the year on the hard courts at Pattaya 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.
Sania started the match well hammering her first ace to close out the opening game. Sania had a sniff of a chance at 30-30 in Rybarikova's opening service game, but the Slovakian held firm to hang on to her serve.
A second double fault from Sania in the third game gave Rybarikova three break points, and the 20-year old needed just one, breaking the Mirza serve for a 2-1 lead.
The lead didn't last long as Mirza broke back for 2-2, before holding on to her own serve to 15, for a 3-2 lead.
Mirza continued to press home her advantage as she broke the Rybarikova serve again in the 6th game and made it four games in a row holding her serve to love to take a decisive 5-2 lead.
Rybarikova stemmed the run of games against her, finally holding on to serve for the first time in three games, but another strong service game from Sania handed the Indian star the first set 6-3 in just 27 minutes.
Sania continued to dominate the early exchanges in the second set and had two break points in the opening game. However Rybarikova showed the stomach for a fight as she held on to a crucial first service game.
Rybarikova broke the Mirza serve in the following game and played some smart tennis to hold on to her own serve for a three love lead.
Mirza lost the plot completely in the second set, dropping her serve on two further occasions, and only winning 14 of 41 points on her way to losing the set 6-0.
Rybarikova took the momentum into the third set holding on to her serve in a tight opening game before breaking the Mirza serve for the fifth time in the match for a 2-0 lead. Rybarikova had rattled off eight games in a row in what was an absolutely amazing turnaround.
Like a giant awoken from her slumber Sania finally registered herself on the scoreboard for the first time in 40 minutes breaking straight back to love, indicating there was still some life left in this contest.
A crucial fourth game in the context of the match went to deuce, but Mirza held her nerve and her serve.
After Rybarikova slipped in a tight service game, Mirza was in trouble again on her serve, but saved a couple of break points on her way to leveling the set at 3-3.
Rybarikova showed her class serving out a love game to put the pressure straight back on Mirza who was serving behind in the set.
Mirza couldn't handle it as Rybarikova produced another outstanding game to break the Mirza serve and pull ahead 5-3. Rybarikova settled the match on her first match point to end a disappointing afternoon for the Indian.
Earlier in the day Chinese star Na Li booked a place in the final getting the better of former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova for the first time in six attempts, in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
Sharapova served an exceptional 87% in the opening set, yet dropped her serve on two occasions, while breaking just the once herself.
Both players struggled to hold on to their serves in the second set as they broke each other on 7 occasions out of the 10 games played. Li was able to hold serve on that one extra occasion that mattered to close out the match in a shade under an hour and a half.Friday, June 12, 2009
Sania Mirza hits a shot during her women's quarter-final tennis matc
Sania Mirza hits a shot during her women's quarter-final tennis match against Melinda Czink of Hungary at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Friday June 12, 2009
Sania mirza in last 4
Sania Mirza's impressive run at the Aegon Classic continued as the Indian ace sealed a semi-final berth by beating 16th seed Hungarian Melinda Czink in straight sets here on Friday.
The unseeded Indian survived some anxious moments in the dying minutes of the match before pulling off a 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the quarter-finals of the USD 220,000 WTA event being played in the build up to the Wimbledon.
Sania will next face winner of the other quarter-final match between 13th seed Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova and unseeded Polish Urszula Radwanska.
Sania went ahead by breaking Melinda at love in the fourth game. The Hungarian double faulted and the Indian pounced on the first chance and held next game to surge to a 4-1 lead.
Melinda struggled with her serve and a flurry of double faults again helped Sania's cause as the Indian capitalised on her rival's error to get one more break in the sixth game and served out the set in the game.
The double fault bug bit the Indian too in the second set as she committed two in the fourth game to hand a 3-1 lead to the Hungarian.
Sania though returned the compliment in the next game when she converted the second breakpoint and held her serve in the next to make it 3-3.
The Hyderabadi broke Melinda in the ninth game to create that little vital gap but squandered a match point in the next game to let Melinda draw parity.
Again she survived few anxious moments in the 12th game before stretching it to a tie-breaker, where she outplayed her rival to make the next round.
With this win Sania also equalled the win-loss record against Melinda 1-1 as she had lost her first match against the Hungarian when the two had clashed in Kolkata in 2005.
The unseeded Indian survived some anxious moments in the dying minutes of the match before pulling off a 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the quarter-finals of the USD 220,000 WTA event being played in the build up to the Wimbledon.
Sania will next face winner of the other quarter-final match between 13th seed Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova and unseeded Polish Urszula Radwanska.
Sania went ahead by breaking Melinda at love in the fourth game. The Hungarian double faulted and the Indian pounced on the first chance and held next game to surge to a 4-1 lead.
Melinda struggled with her serve and a flurry of double faults again helped Sania's cause as the Indian capitalised on her rival's error to get one more break in the sixth game and served out the set in the game.
The double fault bug bit the Indian too in the second set as she committed two in the fourth game to hand a 3-1 lead to the Hungarian.
Sania though returned the compliment in the next game when she converted the second breakpoint and held her serve in the next to make it 3-3.
The Hyderabadi broke Melinda in the ninth game to create that little vital gap but squandered a match point in the next game to let Melinda draw parity.
Again she survived few anxious moments in the 12th game before stretching it to a tie-breaker, where she outplayed her rival to make the next round.
With this win Sania also equalled the win-loss record against Melinda 1-1 as she had lost her first match against the Hungarian when the two had clashed in Kolkata in 2005.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sania Mirza hits a return shot
Sania Mirza reacts after losing a point
Sania Mirza hits a return shot during her women's second-round tennis match
Sania Mirza hits a return shot during her women's second-round tennis match against Anne Keothavong of Britain at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sania Mirza returns the ball against Anne Keothahavong
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Sania Mirza of India returns the ball against Anne Keothahavong (not pictured) of Great Britain during the WTA AEGON Classic tennis tournament at the Edgbaston Priory in Birmingham. Mirza saw out the match 6-1, 7-6 (7/5)
Sania Mirza storms to Pre-QF of Aegon Classic
Sania Mirza quelled a late challenge from world number 49 and 11th seed Anne Keothavong to sail into the pre-quarterfinals of the USD 220,000 WTA Aegon Classic here today.
The unseeded Indian beat the British number one 6-1 7-6 (5) in the second round after battling it out for one hour and 27 minutes.
Sania will now run into the winner of the match between local wild card Elena Baltachs and Russian fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the last-eight stage.
Sania dominated the first set and did not give any chance to Anee, whom the Indian broke thrice to take lead.
However, Anee shrugged off the rustiness in the second set and put up a brave fight to stretch it to a tie-breaker, where Sania held her nerves and converted her second match point.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Aegon Classic: Sania mirza starts on a winning note
Sania Mirza began her grass court campaign with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Tatiana Poutchek at the Aegon Classic on Tuesday, shrugging off a persistent wrist injury that had threatened to end her career.
The 22-year-old from India hit the ball well and moved superbly. She made a rampaging start, breaking serve immediately and then winning a third game that went to eight deuces and which lasted more than a quarter of an hour.
"After what I have been through I am thankful to God that I am back," she said, referring to the multiple problems with the wrist which required surgery and prolonged rehab.
Poutchek, a qualifier from Belarus, grew increasingly frustrated as the match quickly went away from her. She twice broke back in the second set for 1-1 and 2-2 but was unable to ever take the lead.
Mirza has slipped well down in the rankings - she is now ranked No. 98 - but she said she was delighted just to be back playing on one of her favourite surfaces.
"I love playing on grass and that's what I am concentrating on," Mirza said. "I'm not too concerned about my ranking it's never easy coming back from injury, but a couple of runs here and there and the ranking will take care of itself."
Mirza next plays Anne Keothavong, the eleventh-seeded British number one who overwhelmed Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden, 6-2, 6-2.Sania Mirza celebrates first round win
Sania Mirza celebrates winning women's first-round tennis match against Tatiana Poutchek at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, Tuesday June 9, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Sohrab supports sania mirza
Sohrab Mirza, fiance of tennis star Sania Mirza, today said he would not interfere in the ace player's career and she would be free to make her decisions even after their marriage.
"Sania's tennis has an incredible fan following all over the world and I, too, am a great admirer of her game. Therefore, I understand the concern and qualms coming up in people's minds," Sohrab told PTI.
"However, following Mr. (Imran) Mirza's clarification about these speculation, I don't think there should be anymore uncertainties whatsoever about Sania's career or misconceptions of early retirement.
"I would personally second his statement and add that she has my unconditional backing, support and encouragement," says the 23-year-old youngster.
The scion of a top Hyderabad-based business family says Sania will have complete freedom in making her career decisions.
"I have said it time and again. She has my complete support and backing in whatever she wishes. It is completely her decision for how long she wishes to play," he said.
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"Sania's tennis has an incredible fan following all over the world and I, too, am a great admirer of her game. Therefore, I understand the concern and qualms coming up in people's minds," Sohrab told PTI.
"However, following Mr. (Imran) Mirza's clarification about these speculation, I don't think there should be anymore uncertainties whatsoever about Sania's career or misconceptions of early retirement.
"I would personally second his statement and add that she has my unconditional backing, support and encouragement," says the 23-year-old youngster.
The scion of a top Hyderabad-based business family says Sania will have complete freedom in making her career decisions.
"I have said it time and again. She has my complete support and backing in whatever she wishes. It is completely her decision for how long she wishes to play," he said.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Sania decides to marry; wedding bell ringing
India’s most popular tennis ace Sania Mirza has finally chosen her prince charming, according to her family. The lucky guy is not some high-flying tennis star or celebrity, instead, he is a childhood sweetheart, Hyderabad's Sohrab Mirza.
The 22-year-old, who is the most successful woman tennis player of the country, will continue playing the game and her father Imran Mirza said it will take a while before the two families decide on when the wedding would take place.
"This is to confirm that Sania Mirza is engaged to Mr. Muhammad Sohrab Mirza, whose family hails from the city of Hyderabad. Although not related, the two families have had friendly ties for several decades. However, the wedding is not expected to take place for a while," Imran Mirza said.
"I would like to state that the news appearing in certain sections of the media about the two maternal grandmothers having fixed the liaison is baseless. It has also been wrongly projected that Sania is contemplating early retirement from tennis. These reports are absolutely untrue," he said.
The families of Sania and Sohrab have been friends for years. They discussed the proposal some time back and agreed, a source said.
Sobrab is the son of Adil Mirza and Noora Begum, owners of the Universal Bakers chain in the city, which is quite popular in the elite circles of the city.
Sohrab, 23, is a year older than Sania. After a B Com from St Mary's College, he took admission in a British university for an MBA. He is expected to fly to UK soon.
Adil's father, Samad Shakebai, better known as Samad Seth, is an Iranian businessman.
Early in his career in Hyderabad, he was a caterer to Prince Azam Jah, the eldest son of the last Nizam. He married into Hyderabadi nobility - Shaheda Begum. While Seth set up restaurants, Begum was involved in social work, essentially girls' education. They have three sons - Kamran, Nariman and Adil, and a daughter. The family is now into real estate business.
"The marriage date has not been fixed. Sania wishes to continue playing for some more time while the boy is still studying. It might take some time before the families agree on a date," the source said.
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The 22-year-old, who is the most successful woman tennis player of the country, will continue playing the game and her father Imran Mirza said it will take a while before the two families decide on when the wedding would take place.
"This is to confirm that Sania Mirza is engaged to Mr. Muhammad Sohrab Mirza, whose family hails from the city of Hyderabad. Although not related, the two families have had friendly ties for several decades. However, the wedding is not expected to take place for a while," Imran Mirza said.
"I would like to state that the news appearing in certain sections of the media about the two maternal grandmothers having fixed the liaison is baseless. It has also been wrongly projected that Sania is contemplating early retirement from tennis. These reports are absolutely untrue," he said.
The families of Sania and Sohrab have been friends for years. They discussed the proposal some time back and agreed, a source said.
Sobrab is the son of Adil Mirza and Noora Begum, owners of the Universal Bakers chain in the city, which is quite popular in the elite circles of the city.
Sohrab, 23, is a year older than Sania. After a B Com from St Mary's College, he took admission in a British university for an MBA. He is expected to fly to UK soon.
Adil's father, Samad Shakebai, better known as Samad Seth, is an Iranian businessman.
Early in his career in Hyderabad, he was a caterer to Prince Azam Jah, the eldest son of the last Nizam. He married into Hyderabadi nobility - Shaheda Begum. While Seth set up restaurants, Begum was involved in social work, essentially girls' education. They have three sons - Kamran, Nariman and Adil, and a daughter. The family is now into real estate business.
"The marriage date has not been fixed. Sania wishes to continue playing for some more time while the boy is still studying. It might take some time before the families agree on a date," the source said.
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