Hyderabad welcomes Wimbledon hero Sania Mirza
14 July 2015 5:21 PM IST14 July 2015 5:21 PM IST
Indian tennis sensation and now Wimbledon doubles champion Sania Mirza along with her father Imran Mirza and mother Nasima Mirza arrived in Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International airport in the wee hours of Tuesday morning to a hero’s welcome- Right now, Sania along with her teammate Martina Hingis will be savouring their victory and cherishing being etched in Wimbledon folklore. (Photo: DC)
- Sania will forever be remembered as a Wimbledon champion now. She also hopes her victory fuels a new generation of young tennis players in India. "I hope it inspires a lot of girls and makes them believe they can be grand slam champions too," she
- In an interesting coincidence it was at these very historic courts that Sania had won women’s doubles junior Wimbledon championship with Russian partner Alisa Kleybanova in 2003. (Photo: DC)
- 12 years after turning Pro, 28-year-old Sania laid hands on her first women’s doubles Major title when she and Hingis battled past second seed Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 in a thrilling final. (Photo: DC)
- It was early 3 am on a Tuesday morning, but that didn’t dampen the spirits as Sania witnessed numerous fans, who thronged to the airport to share in her joy and happiness after she became the first Indian woman in doubles to taste Wimbledon glory. (
Indian tennis sensation and now Wimbledon doubles champion Sania Mirza along with her father Imran Mirza and mother Nasima Mirza arrived in Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International airport in the wee hours of Tuesday morning to a hero’s welcome
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