Know the success story of Sania Mirza who is again in news for wrong reasons

Bhopal: Unnecessary controversies have always affected Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza's performance at the top level. Now there's another one. Telangana Bharatiya Janata party leader K Laxman flayed the state government's decision to appoint Sania as brand ambassador of the newly carved-out state, terming her as "daughter-in-law" of Pakistan and questioning her credentials for the honour. When she was married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, it was again the subject of controversy in India. Many argued that she should not be allowed to play for India again as she had became a Pakistani.Even after such controversies she didn't ever looked back and continue to play for India. She has been a pride for India and always will be. 27 year old Sania, the first athletes of present generation to make a mark in non-cricket sport, was chosen to flag off the event RKDF Sport League in Hyderbad is itself symbolic.Sania is ranked 5 in World Doubles rankings and she is the only Indian female to win a Grand Slam but her rise to fame hasn't been easy. Grit, determination and patience besides inborn talent have been instrumental in her rise. Have a look at her life journey right from childhood.Sania Mirza was born in Mumbai, India on the 15th November, 1986 to Mr. Imran Mirza and Naseema. Sania Mirza's father Imran was a sports journalist but later became a builder. The family later relocated themselves in the city of Hyderabad. Sania Mirza got her schooling from Nasr School Khairatabad and passed her SSC examination with first division securing 63% marks. Sania was drawn to the lawn tennis by her father. She started playing tennis at the tender age of six at Nizam Club Hyderabad. When Sania was first taken to the coach he refused to coach her, later on after a week he called up the parents of Sania and told them that he has never seen such a talent at such a tender age.Her initial training was handled by CK Bhupati father of Mahesh Bhupati, the legendary Indian tennis playerSania Mirza's father was unable to take care of the expenses of the training of Sania therefore he approached some business houses for help, GVK industries and Adidas started to sponsor her from the age of 12 years. Later on her father Imran took over as her coach. Sania Mirza learnt the professional tennis at Sinnet Tennis Academy in Secunderabad after that she moved to the Ace Tennis Academy in the United States. Sania Mirza started playing in international tournaments from the year 1999 when she first represented India in the World Junior Championship, Jakarta.After that Sania went on to participate in the Asian Games in the year with Paes where she won a bronze medal. She again did India proud when she figured in the main draw for the girls doubles junior Wimbledon Tennis tournament with a 13 year old Russian player Alisa Kleybanova and won the Grand Slam title. Doing so Sania became the first youngest Indian player to do so.In 2009, Sania Mirza was engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza. However the engagement was called off shortly after.Sania Mirza has won 21 ITF titles till date. In the year 2005 Sania Mirza created waves in the tennis world when she reached to the 3rd and 4th rounds of many Grand Slam tournaments. She has a very powerful forehand (Double handed backhand) and serves an array of strokes. She is greatly influenced by the German player Stefi Graff.On 12 April 2010, she married Shoaib Malik in a traditional Muslim Islamic Wedding ceremony at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India followed by Pakistani wedding customs. Apart from the recent controversy, she had been in lot of controversies in the past. The short tennis clothes she wears on the court has drawn criticism from some Muslim religious group. Later, in a conference in 2005 she spoke about safe sex but some groups said she was a "corrupting influence on the youth." Mirza clarified her stance by saying that she was opposed to pre-marital sex. She faced possible prosecution under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act after a private citizen complained.When she was appointed as the brand ambassador of the newly made state of Telangana, K. Laxman, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in the Telangana assembly criticized this by calling her a "daughter of Pakistan" as she is married to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik. The tennis star reacted to Laxman's statement and said that she will remain an Indian till her last breath. She believes that time should not be wasted by media and politicians on such petty issue. Asserting her Hyderabadi roots, Sania said her ancestors had contributed to the city and her marriage to Malik does not take away the fact that she remains an Indian citizen.Handing over a grant of Rs 1 crore here on Tuesday, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao appointed Sania as brand ambassador of Telangana and described her as a daughter of Hyderabad. Sania with her mother

Know the success story of Sania Mirza who is again in news for wrong reasons

Bhopal: Unnecessary controversies have always affected Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza's performance at the top level. Now there's another one. Telangana Bharatiya Janata party leader K Laxman flayed the state government's decision to appoint Sania

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