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Bob
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Aavakaaya
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Sania-Yuliana lose in doubles
Unseeded Sania and Yuliana lost the tie 5-7, 3-6 on Saturday against Czech Republic's Kveta and Maria of Argentina who set up the final clash with third seeded Laura Granville and Abigail Spears of the US.
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Plz_kissme
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Esscuseme
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http://www.cincytennis.com/en/news/2005/05_thursda y1.asp
MASON, Ohio - In her native India, Sania Mirza has become a national celebrity. Now the rising teenager is starting to get a feel for how much of a following she has in the United States.
Playing in front of a huge following this week, Mirza advanced to the quarterfinals on Thursday at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, defeating Puerto Rico's Kristina Brandi, 76(5) 75.
In a tight match featuring many breaks, Mirza converted on 7-of-13 break opportunities, while Brandi was also able to break on half of her chances with 6-of-11 success. Mirza was down 3-5 in the second set before rallying to win four straight games to seal the win.
"Kristina is a different player to play against," Mirza said. "She gets a lot of balls in the court and likes to keep the ball low. She was breaking my rhythm a lot today.
"I just started getting more balls in the court and was trying to get to a lower margin of errors with my shots. I has commiting a lot more unforced errors than I did in the first set."
A large group of Indian fans have gathered in Cincinnati this week, some getting their very first glance of Mirza. A pair of fans sitting behind members of Mirza's family even brought an Indian flag to show their support for the country's top female tennis player.
"That's one of the great things about so many Indians all over the world," said Mirza of the support she receives. "I'm a very proud Indian and to see the flag out there definitely gave me a boost."
The Hyderabad native said she has become such a celebrity in Indian that she is followed by photographers and sometimes travels with bodyguards. She also said she was forced to change her telephone number early this year due to an enormous amount of calls.
"Last year at this time, I was ranked like 400, so there's a lot of interest in how well I'm doing," Mirza said. "The focus in India has turned from cricket to tennis, so that's exciting."
A female exceling in women's tennis is somewhat new for India, where the sport of cricket dominates the nation. Mirza said she's thrilled that women's tennis is finally getting some attention.
"I come from India where cricket is all over and it's almost a religion," Mirza said. "So it's nice to see tennis coming up."
Mirza ended 2004 ranked No.206 in the world and has very quickly made her presense felt on the Sony Ericsson wTA Tour. She captured her first Tour title earlier this year in her hometown of Hyderabad and also reached the quarterfinals in Dubai.
"Whatever has happened for me has happened in such a short period of time," Mirza said. "But I have a long way to go." |
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