Sania Mirza Wins Third Mixed-Pairs Grand Slam Title
Sania Mirza Wins Third Mixed-Pairs Grand Slam Title
Indian ace tennis player Sania Mirza and Brazil's Bruno Soares won the US Open Mixed Doubles Title beating America's Abigail Spears and Mexican player Santiago Gonzalez. Sania has bounced back from the previous challenges to win her third Grand Slam title. Top seeded Sania and Bruno won the game of the day and the Grand Slam title 6-1,2-6,11-9 to win in a super-tie break. The match was a cliff-hanger with at east 60 minutes pfl play at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Following a decisive win in the first set, Sania and Bruno faced a challenge in the second set. This resulted in a super tie-break. The match continued at breakneck speed with the top seeded players leaving behind a 9-4 lead to let opponents reach 9-9 in scores which resulted in a tie.
The Indian-Brazilian pair did not stumble after that. Their impressive efforts culminated in a 2 consecutive points win leading them to what is Indian player Sania Mirza's third Grand Slam title. The 27 year old Indian player has also won the Australian Open in 2009 and the French Open in 2012 for the mixed titles.
The talented tennis player was quoted by media as saying “I dedicate this victory to everybody in India, my country, and to all people of Telangana.
I look forward to it and will complete a career Grand Slam one day.”
Mirza dedicated her win to the nation as well as the state and the people of Telangana. The Indian tennis player is a brand ambassador for the state of Telangana. "I am very happy; it's great to win it with Bruno. For the first time we played together, it's been great two weeks” the tennis player said.
She also said"I am extremely ecstatic, it's a dream come true, hopefully many more will come. “ “I don't think we should focus on the negatives,” she said when asked about the Telangana controversy wherein she came under attack from politicians for saying she was the “daughter-in-law” of Pakistan because she is married to a Pakistani cricketer. Under attack for proving her Indianness then, Sania has given a reply to all her detractors through her latest win which she dedicated to India.
Sania Mirza is currently the first Indian female player and the third to have won Grand Slam titles after Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. Of the tough moments in the US Open game where she played alongside Bruno, Sania said “We play very good games which suit each other. We all had our hearts in our mouths at that point but we just tried to be positive and do whatever we could, help each other out and come out on top.
“We happened to meet after Wimbledon and he asked if we could play. Bruno and I had different partners, we messaged each other, spoke to each other and one thing led to another. Definitely winning any Slam is great, if it happens that would be great, I look forward to it and will complete a career Grand Slam one day." added Sania.
