Sania Mirza thanks PM for inspiring words after her farewell match
In a letter to the tennis legend, Modi called her as India's best tennis player who had made a lasting impact on Indian sports and inspired future generations of athletes.
Pakistan cricket team all-rounder Shoaib Malik on Tuesday heaped praise on India tennis star and wife Sania Mirza after the latter became the first Indian to win the Fed Cup Heart Award.
“PERSEVERANCE ! Good things take time & one needs to build themselves up for greatness. Well done on becoming the ‘FIRST’ with another accolade ! #FedCupHeartAward @MirzaSania,” wrote Malik on Twitter.
PERSEVERANCE ! Good things take time & one needs to build themselves up for greatness. Well done on becoming the ‘FIRST’ with another accolade ! #FedCupHeartAward @MirzaSania pic.twitter.com/BWdKnf2DqE
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— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) May 12, 2020
Sania won the award for Asia/Oceania zone after securing a whopping 10,000 plus votes out of the total 16,985 cast for this year’s three regional Group I nominees.
The winners from each category received USD 2000 as prize money, which the 33-year-old Hyderabadi decided to donate to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Fed Cup Heart Award winners were determined via online voting by fans which went on for a week starting from May 1.
Sania’s vote share of over 60 per cent of the total votes is a testimony to the global popularity of the Indian star at the Fed Cup competition.
The tennis star made a comeback to Fed Cup after four years and helped India qualify for the playoffs for the first time in history.
(With inputs from PTI)
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