India*s tennis sensation Sania Mirza on Saturday created history by becoming the first female player from the country to win a women*s doubles Grand Slam trophy as she clinched the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis//
@@ New Delhi| India-s tennis sensation Sania Mirza on Saturday created history by becoming the first female player from the country to win a women-s doubles Grand Slam trophy as she clinched the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis//
@@ Sania 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//
@@ By winning the title, Sania completed her Grand Slam collection by winning in all four events// Although this was her first Wimbledon crown and her first women-s doubles honour in Slams, Sania has won three mixed doubles titles before//
@@ She had become India-s first woman player to win a Grand Slam when she won the Australian Open with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in 2009// She later added French Open in 2012 with Bhupathi and US Open in 2014 with Bruno Soares to her mixed doubles collection//
@@ Sania had a good run in mixed doubles section too and bowed out in the quarter final//
@@ Sania has taken Indian tennis by storm and has followed the footsteps of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi by winning the Grand Slam// This win will motivate many upcoming tennis players in India//
@@ Earlier, Sania had come close to winning a women-s doubles Major in 2011 when she reached the French Open final with Elena Vesnina but ended up runners up//