Sania Mirza's Tennis Academy to Host Legends in Exhibition Game
Sania Mirza will play three tennis exhibition matches featuring Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Martina Navratilova, starting on November 25. The second match will be played in the world No. 1 Sania's home city Hyderabad on November 26.
The second of the three mixed doubles exhibition matches between star teams of Leander Paes, Martina Navratilova and Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza will be held at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy (SMTA) here on next Thursday. (Sania Mirza Wants to 'Better' Her 2015 Show Next Year)
Both doubles pairings have won two mixed doubles Grand Slams each with Leander-Martina winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon (both in 2003) while Sania-Mahesh have won the Australian Open (2009) and the French Open (2012).
"SMTA is proud to be hosting this event in Hyderabad," Sania, who is back in her home town after her most successful year on WTA Tour, said in a press release.
"This is another step in promoting tennis in India and is certain to inspire the promising youngsters from this part of the globe, who are aspiring to become world beaters in this amazing sport."
The first match will be held in Kolkata on November 25 and third on November 27.
In an extraordinary run in 2015, Sania and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won 10 titles together including Wimbledon, US Open and the year-end WTA Finals in Singapore.