Tennis is important but not everything in my life: Sania Mirza

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said that not treating the sport as her everything gave her the freedom to unleash her aggressive game every time she stepped on the court.

Sania said she never had the fear of losing in her heart because it makes a player defensive.

In an exclusive interview with PTI, Sania said. "Tennis was always and is always going to be a very, very large and big and important part of my life, but it is not my entire life. And that is the mindset I went with, even as a young girl and as a professional athlete. The worst that can happen is that you can lose a tennis match and then come back and try again."

The 36-year-old, a former doubles World No. 1 player, is also the highest-ranked Indian female player ever, who achieved a world ranking of 27 in mid-2007.

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