TIL Desk Sports/ Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Tuesday made a winning comeback to WTA circuit as she advanced to the quarter-finals of the women”s doubles event at the Hobart International tournament. Mirza, along with her Ukrainian partner Nadia Kichenok, beat Oksana Kalashnikova of Georgia and Japan”s Miyu Kato 2-6, 7-6(3), 10-3 in a contest that lasted for more than 100 minutes.
In an exciting contest, Mirza and Kichenok didn”t start off well and went down 2-6 in the opening set. However, they pulled things back in the second set, winning it 7-6 (3). In the deciding set, the Indian-Ukrainian pair raised the and displayed superior tennis to make it to the last eight.
”Today
was one of the most special days of my life…To have my parents and my little
baby boy supporting me in my first match after a little less than two and a
half years… and to top it off we even won our first round with my partner
Nadia Kichenok. Feel very grateful and thankful for all the messages, support
and love I am receiving� Belief!!! Takes you places,” Mirza said in a social
media post following her victory.
