New mum Sania Mirza knows getting back to top won't be easy, but wants to return to tennis by year-end
Within 3 months after giving birth, the winner of six Grand Slams has started training already.
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BENGALURU: The journey back to the top won't be easy, says star player Sania Mirza, who is targetting a return to competitive tennis by the end of 2019 season.
Sania recently had her first child with cricketer-husband Shoaib Malik. The winner of six Grand Slams has started training.
The 32-year-old Hyderabadi says she has to juggle many a roles and it is a demanding task.
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"Well, I have been able to play these roles thick and fast. I have been a wife for a while. I have become mother just now. I am trying to get back to the top level. I know, it is not going to be easy, but nothing is worth than doing it," Sania told PTI.
"My realistic goal is to make a comeback to the sport. Probably by the end of this year it may happen. Earlier I had talked about my return by 2020. There was a reason for that. I didn't want to put pressure on myself and still don't," she said.
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Sania said her life has changed completely after giving birth to her son Izhaan.
"Life changes a lot when you have an infant in the house. You are not the priority anymore. As sportspersons, we tend to be a little bit selfish all our life. It is all about us. It is all about our fitness, rest and work," Sania said.
"When an infant arrives in the house, it is nothing about you anymore. It is all about the infant. And, that is what motherhood is all about. The life becomes selfless," she on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 9th season of 'The Label Bazar' exhibition here.
Sania said her son will have the freedom to choose his calling in life.
"I and my husband (Shoaib Malik) are not discussing it at all. He can be a doctor or whatever he wants to be, and that is how my parents have brought me about. They allowed me to choose whatever I wanted to do. May be, my son, will not be a sportsperson at all. You never know," she said.
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Happy Birthday, Sania Mirza: All The Milestones In The Tennis Ace's Life
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Sania Mirza’s name is synonymous with tennis in India. Every time the legendary player has entered the tennis court with a racket in hand, she has displayed a great show and created innumerable milestones.
Mirza has six Grand Slam titles to her name, and is a former World No. 1 in the doubles ranking.
As she rings in her 32nd birthday today, here's a look at some of the milestones in her career so far.
Sania Mirza’s name is synonymous with tennis in India. Every time the legendary player has entered the tennis court with a racket in hand, she has displayed a great show and created innumerable miles..
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Mirza held a tennis racket for the first time at the age of six, and started playing professionally in February 2003.
The Hyderabadi played bagged her first women’s doubles Grand Slam Wimbledon title in the same year with Russian player Alisa Kleybanova. Mirza made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.
Since then, she was the highest ranked Indian women’s player till 2013.
Mirza held a tennis racket for the first time at the age of six, and started playing professionally in February 2003.The Hyderabadi played bagged her first women’s doubles Grand Slam Wimbledon title ..
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Following the Grand Slam victory, Mirza became the first woman to win the Women’s Tennis Association title in 2004. In the same year, she was honoured with the Arjuna Award.
In 2005, she was awarded the ‘Best Newcomer Of The Year’ award by Women’s Tennis Association.
Following the Grand Slam victory, Mirza became the first woman to win the Women’s Tennis Association title in 2004. In the same year, she was honoured with the Arjuna Award.In 2005, she was awarded t..
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Mirza began her career playing singles, and later went on to focus more on the doubles segment.
In 2009, she played with Mahesh Bhupathi in the mixed doubles segment at the Australian Open and bagged the Grand Slam title.
Mirza was also the first woman tennis player to earn US $1 million as prize money.
Mirza began her career playing singles, and later went on to focus more on the doubles segment.In 2009, she played with Mahesh Bhupathi in the mixed doubles segment at the Australian Open and bagged ..
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In 2015, Mirza bagged her first Wimbledon women doubles’ title partnering with Swiss player Martina Hingis.
She also became the second tennis player after Leander Paes to be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015.
In 2015, Mirza bagged her first Wimbledon women doubles’ title partnering with Swiss player Martina Hingis.She also became the second tennis player after Leander Paes to be conferred with the Rajiv G..
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Mirza was the first Indian woman to win the Women’s Doubles Grand Slam in April 2015. This year was when she partnered with Martina Hingis for the first time. Mirza and Hingis were known as one of the greatest women's doubles pair. The two were popularly known as 'Santina'.
They bagged 14 titles together including three, consecutive Grand Slam titles.
Santina won the Wimbledon and US Open in 2015 and the third Grand Slam in February 2016.
However, 16 months from then, in July 2016, the two discontinued their partnership.
Mirza was the first Indian woman to win the Women’s Doubles Grand Slam in April 2015. This year was when she partnered with Martina Hingis for the first time. Mirza and Hingis were known as one of th..
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