PM congratulates Sania Mirza on her US Open Mixed Doubles win

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, congratulated Sania Mirza for winning the US Open Mixed Doubles title.

Mr. Modi tweeted a message for the Hyderabad girl from his official account on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Congratulations to Sania Mirza for the victory in the US Open Mixed Doubles Finals. We are very proud of the achievement. @MirzaSania — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 7, 2014

The 27-year-old was quick to acknowledge the wishes of the PM and also expressed her desire to meet him in the near future.

@narendramodi thank you very much Sir.. look forward to meeting you at ur convenience in the near future — Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) September 7, 2014

Mr. Modi also congratulated Japan's Kei Nishikori for making it to the US Open finals.

Good news from US Open continued with Kei Nishikori's exemplary win! My best wishes to this young sportsman for the Final. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 7, 2014

Kei Nishikori made tennis history on Saturday when he became the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final.