It would be amazing to win medal at Rio, says Sania Mirza

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza believes that it would be great to win a medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics and she and her mixed doubles partner Rohan Bopanna will give it their best shot.

The tennis ace, along with her partner Bopanna began their Olympic campaign on a positive note, beating Sam Stosur and Jonathan Peers of Australia in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to book their place in the quarter-finals.

Sania and Bopanna will now take on the British combination of Andy Murray and Heather Watson on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.

"Personally for me, it would be amazing to win a medal at the Olympics, which I don`t have. It would mean the world for us. We would do whatever we can and put our best forward," Sania said after the match.

Bopanna, who sealed the match in the 10th game with three big aces, heaped praise on Sania.

"You feel a lot better as she brings the best out of me. We put a lot of pressure while returning to their serves which made a big difference," Bopanna said.

"We were lucky to get a couple of breaks in the first set but unfortunately I could not hold serve at 5-4. We, however, managed to fight back and close it out with Sania serving."

(With IANS inputs)