Of Sania Mirza, Almost a Swiss Miss and Four Consecutive Slams (Maybe)

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Published: December 19, 2010

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The WTA Tour may have shut down shop for the year. But the International Tennis Federation show rolls on. And doesn’t Sania Mirza know it.

The 24-year-old won the $75,000 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge knocking over Bojana Jovanovski in the final 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Jovanovski, a little-known Serb, is her nation’s No. 3. Her favourite book: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.

This is Mirza’s first title in 17 months. Mirza earlier beat Julia Goerges, ranked 40th in the world, in the quarter-finals. For the Indian, the victory is a morale booster. She begins  the new season next year on a high.

"The win is good for my confidence, especially coming as it has after the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games where I figured among the medals," Sania said.

There will be a Swiss man at the Chennai Aircel Open in January next year. No, it’s not Roger Federer but his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka, one of the three wild cards for the tournament.

Wawrinka was the runner-up last year, losing to Marin Cilic. The other top players in the main draw include Tomas Berdych, the highest ranked player in the draw at No. 6, Cilic (14), Richard Gasquet (29), Jeremy Chardy (45) and Janko Tipserevic (59).

Wawrinka, the Swiss No. 2, had earlier opted out of the tournament.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes will inaugurate their reunion at the Chennai Open in the men’s doubles.

In an interview to the Times Of India, the duo refused to answer who initiated the rapprochement.

Bhupathi and Paes (together): The first one made the first move and the second one agreed. (Laughter). We are not going to say who made the first move.

 
Paes: For me, it is not about why we are together or who made the first move. It is about whether we can add to our Grand Slam tally.

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