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Sania at top in world junior doubles rankings
New Delhi, July 15: Sania Mirza has shot to the top of the junior doubles girls rankings, the first Indian girl to have done so, after her maiden Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon early this month.
New Delhi, July 15: Sania Mirza has shot to the top
of the junior doubles girls rankings, the first Indian girl to
have done so, after her maiden Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon
early this month.
Her singles ranking has also got a boost and she is now
15th in the list, according to the rankings released by the
International Tennis Federation today.
It has been a watershed year for 16-year-old Sania who
has made her presence felt in the junior competitions of Grand
Slams.
She reached the semi-finals of the French Open partnering
compatriot Sanaa Bhambri before the historic triumph at
Wimbledon where she clinched the girls doubles crown with
Russia's Alisa Kleybanova.
Sania is now eyeing the US Open where she had reached the quarterfinals last year in company of Isha Lakhani.
Sanaa Bhambri is ranked 19th in doubles and 51 in singles.
Bureau Report.
Sania is now eyeing the US Open where she had reached the quarterfinals last year in company of Isha Lakhani.
Sanaa Bhambri is ranked 19th in doubles and 51 in singles.
Bureau Report.