Sania - Is it your day?
It happens very rarely, that sports other than cricket make it to the headlines in Indian Newspapers. The way Sania Mirza is getting news coverage is quite unprecedented in this cricket crazy nation.
Initially, people including me thought that Sania’s performance is just one-off, and just like other Indian sportmen or women for the matter, she will soon go into an oblivion. But, we were so wrong. Sania infact has been performing really well and too consistently, and as a result has set up a 4th round clash with current tennis queen Maria Sharapova. It is being touted as a match between two glam girls of international tennis.
One thing to notice is that, in all the previous rounds in this tournament she defeated women who had their names starting with ‘M’. Now, is ‘M’aria also going to join this brigade? Let’s keep our fingers crossed!!
Comments (14 comments)
hey hi manpreet so many new blog entries..
its its intresting to read about sania mirza. and watch her play.. she good at it… plus she hot too looking too
match would be like SM vs MS i dont think she would win right now but.. she surely would some day she got potential
puneet / September 4th, 2005, 11:12 pm / #
Puneet: Sania does play very well, and looks even better
BTW, I do feel she has a great chance to beat Maria for the simple reason that she is the underdog here. So, no pressure at all. As a result, she can play her natural game with flair. On the otherhand Sharapova has a reputation at stake. Let’s see who has greater fire in her belly =) I really wish its Sania who goes into the next round!
Manpreet / September 4th, 2005, 11:20 pm / #
yeah its worst fighting a person who has nuthing to loose
puneet / September 4th, 2005, 11:28 pm / #
Just today I had heard these news, and then saw your post.
All the best to Sania. Even if she doesn’t make it forward, what she has acheived so far is a major improvement. She is going to win one of these tournaments. 
poonam / September 5th, 2005, 7:29 am / #
sorry to say..she lost.
poonam / September 5th, 2005, 9:23 am / #
6-2; 6-1 Better luck nxt time!:mrgreen:
Gaurav / September 5th, 2005, 9:36 am / #
gaurav :-p…. didnt expected her to win i thought probably she would give a good fight thats it…. lose with decent score.
but in news and tv etc people hype it up so much that if someone looses it seem bad.. i mean i think she has potential some day she would make big..
but give her space that should be comment for media :-p
puneet / September 5th, 2005, 4:52 pm / #
Poonam: Even though she lost, she has done well, has reached where no other Indian girl has reached ever. Lets hope she wins some day =)
Gaurav & Puneet:
Yup, even I didn’t expected her to win against Maria. But, expected a better fight from her.
Talking about media, India is sports starved nation (cricket doesn’t counts here). So, when somebody reaches a 4th round of tournament of such stature, he/she is bound to get attention. Add to that she is a glam doll. Media loves that! You can’t do anything!
Manpreet / September 5th, 2005, 6:50 pm / #
hmm.. Manpreet.. too many posts.. i missed many.. gotta read them later.. have been alittle busy lately..
even i thought sania did well to reach the 4th round.. i watched all 4 matches live after 12 midnight!!! got to cheer these few ppl who do well for Indian sports na..
Prasad / September 6th, 2005, 6:51 pm / #
Prasad: How are you dude? Long time no see? As for me, I just read about her in the newspaper. Don’t have much time to watch TV.. anyways, good that Indians do support sportmen other then cricketers. BTW those poor chaps again lost a final!! Man, there are so consistent in this…. !!
Manpreet / September 6th, 2005, 11:57 pm / #
Sania has a lot of potential. I mean, she is only 18 yrs. old and she went all the way to the fourth round. What more could she ask for? Of course, she wants to achieve more but whatever she has done so far is phenomenal. Way to go, Sania.
- Aaina.
Aaina / September 7th, 2005, 5:14 am / #
Good that now Indians start supporting Tennis sport too beside of Cricket of course
Sania is great! Hope she will stay long … wanna see new good tennis player wins yeyy 
Mona / September 7th, 2005, 5:42 am / #
Aishwarya and Sania: how the world sees India
Ever wonder why certain Indians pop up on the blogosphere more than others?
Well, here’s why. This article at agencyFAQs explores why Sania Mirza and Aishwarya Rai are the two biggest names in India.
Very interesting from an international sta…
Boulevard India / September 8th, 2005, 10:55 pm / #
yes manpreet… nowadays I don’t have any kind of expectations on the Indian cricketers… i watch all other sports.. yesterday too I watched Mahesh Bhupathi winning the mixed doubles final…. something to cheer atlast..:)
Prasad / September 9th, 2005, 3:58 pm / #
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