There have been many cherished moments in her eventful tennis journey during the last decade but the enormity of becoming World No 1 is such that Sania Mirza has been left with a “surreal feeling” even though she had always dreamt of achieving this feat.
In an extraordinary run with Martina Hingis, the Indian ace has not lost a match in the last three tournaments and with the title win in Charleston (US), she now sits atop the WTA ranking table in doubles.
“I am really excited. It’s surreal feeling. It’s something I dreamt in my life, I am really excited to achieve it,” Sania said. So after all those ups and downs, what exactly does no 1 rank mean to herIJ
“It means everything. It was a dream for everyone, for my family and my team. I feel privileged that I was able to achieve it and the way we did it in the last five weeks to have played our best tennis.
I feel honoured and hope I go forward from here,” the 28-year-old, who has three Major titles in her kitty, said. Sania to lead India in Fed Cup Hyderabad: India will be led by newly-crowned world number one Sania Mirza as 11 nations will strive to get promotion to Asia/Oceania Group I when the Fed Cup tennis competition begins here on Tuesday.
Sania will be India’s playing-captain and it will be interesting to see if she plays singles. India’s No. 1 singles player Ankita Raina, Natasha Palha, and Prarthana G Thombare are the other members of the team.