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.
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.
"There is no sector where females are left behind. We are fortunate that the president of India is also a female," Thakur added.
The RCB had taken a confident approach in acquiring a team that is a mix of world’s top and most talented 18 players during the WPL auction.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her American doubles partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands bowed out of the Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 tennis tournament, which was the Indian star's penultimate event of the career.
India's Sania Mirza and her Kazakh partner Anna Danilina ended their Australian Open campaign after suffering a 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 loss at the hands of the Ukrainian-Belgian duo of Alison Van Uytvanck and Anhelina Kalinina in the women's doubles second-round match on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the country to be self-reliant previously, while at the same time welcoming foreign capital and strengthening of supply chains.
"This Eid, It just doesn't feel the same for countless reasons," Sania said.
Sania on Monday became the first Indian to win the Fed Cup Heart Award for her successful return to the court post motherhood.
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.
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.