Sania Mirza: Tennis star returns to Wimbledon after childbirth and wins first round
Leading Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has returned to Wimbledon after a gap of four years with a victory in the first round.
Sania Mirza is important to both India and Pakistan, meaning that while she is an Indian citizen, she is also the wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.
Sania Mirza is participating in the tournament with her American partner Bethany Matt Sands. In the first round, they defeated the sixth seeded pair of Desiree Krazic and Alexa Gorachi. They have won the competition by seven fives and six threes.
She has been world number one in doubles in 2015-16 and has won six Grand Slam tournaments in her career so far. She has stopped competing in singles since 2013 and has been competing in mixed doubles and women's doubles ever since.
After her victory in Wimbledon, Sania Mirza is trending on social media along with Wimbledon and people are praising her.
It should be noted that Sania Mirza had temporarily withdrawn from the world of sports due to the birth of a child, but after becoming a mother, she has now returned to the field and participated in the women's doubles competition.
She is also the winner of Wimbledon Women's Doubles.
While takin a break from tennis, she told a TV channel that this is not the end of her career, but that she will say goodbye to tennis only after winning the Grand Slam.
Even before this, many tennis stars have been performing on the tennis courts after the birth of their children.
In 1973, Margaret Court defeated Avon Golagong by six fours and seven fives at the Australian Open. He then proved that he is in the best form of his career by defeating Chris Evert at the French Open.
Avoni Golagong is the first and only player to win Wimbledon after giving birth. He defeated Chris Evert in the final in 1980.
Belgium's Kim Klijster made a splash at the US Open when she became the first wild card player to beat Caroline Wozniacki by seven fives and six threes. He did this feat in 2009. The picture of him with his own daughter was seen all over the world with a trophy in both his hands.
She won the US Open again in 2010.
Kim Clijsters won the Australian Open in 2011, winning the Grand Slam three times.
Victoria Arizenka and Serena Williams competed in the semi-finals of the US Open last year. It was the first match between the two mothers in a Grand Slam semi-final.
The number of participants in doubles and mixed doubles competitions after becoming a mother has not decreased.
Blogger Richa Singh tweeted: "We don't appreciate Sania Mirza very much. What a great star he is. Their Wimbledon doubles match was different. The way he went to the beach after winning the match to meet his son. Wow! ’
She thinks, 'What a wonderful boy this child will be when he sees his mother do such wonderful things.'
A user named Vinayak took a selfie of Sania and her partner and wrote, “In SW19, Sania Mirza and Matt Sands made a happy comeback by winning two straight sets. It was a tough competition and thanks to Sania KS, they won and reached the second round. Finally a good selfie. '
Most of the users are congratulating Sania and paying tribute to India, while some are looking at her as a female icon.
"There is no end to what women can achieve," writes user Sreesanth Rao. It doesn't matter what role she plays. From mother to sports star. What a great start to Wimbledon! Sania, keep it up. "
Sania Mirza has been playing professional tennis since 2003 and before that she had won ten singles and 13 doubles as a junior.