Sania Mirza Says it is Amazing to Win to Back to Back Grand Slams

Sania Mirza has dedicated her US Open women's doubles title to the people of India and said she is excited to win back-to-back Grand Slam titles.

Sania, who along with her Swiss partner Martina Hingis, bagged the US Open title on Sunday, returned home in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Family members, friends and well-wishers accorded her a warm welcome at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here.

Talking to reporters, she said winning two back-to-back titles (Wimbledon and US Open) was the best achievement of her career. She added that even if she had not won US Open, it wouldn't have been a disappointment as she had a very good year so far.

"I came back for Khel Ratna. It was a huge honour. I took that risk of coming back few days before US Open. We peaked at the right time. We have played amazing game for two weeks," she said.

"We have been playing better and better with every match. Even the matches we lost were close matches and big matches like the semis or finals," Sania said, referring to the defeats in couple of tournaments before the US Open.

Sania said she and Hingis had a great chemistry between them. "We played really. We get on well off the court and it shows on court."

The top seeded pair won Wimbledon title in July, which was also Sania's first women's doubles title at any Grand Slam.

Sania said she would now focus on Australian Open and before that will play couple of other tournaments. She said her father Imran Mirza had a big role in her success as her coach. With her younger sister Anam's engagement scheduled on Wednesday, Sania said she was very happy to be with her family on time for the big occasion.

Sania's mother Naseema said it was all because of her hard work and determination that Sania Mirza achieved so much success, overcoming all odds. She recalled that in 2010 it looked as if the injury would finish Sania's career but she left singles and focused only on doubles to bounce back.