Sania Mirza is the perfect blend of glamorous looks with a mean forehand on the tennis courts. And it’s no surprise that there has been reports of a Bollywood biopic based on her life, doing the rounds for quite sometime. From Sania herself going to act in it, to actress Parineeti Chopra essaying Sania on celluloid, there has been many rumours. But finally the tennis star puts all that to rest by confirming the biopic reports.     

Speaking to Al Jazeera Sania admitted, “There are some talks going on, but there’s nothing concrete right now. I’m a private person, so it is a difficult ask of me to open up completely. There were some parts, even in the book, that were difficult for me to write about.”

She adds “I think we, people of the subcontinent, come from a very cricket-obsessed culture. We try to act like we are a sporting nation two months before the Olympics, Asian Games or Commonwealth Games. Until then, nobody really cares. We need to remember that we have champions outside of cricket, as well. Most sports don’t get the kind of support, help or viewership that is given to cricket. But because of movies like the ones you mentioned, the whole country realises who these people are. Bollywood is probably the biggest industry that we have. It’s one way to reach out to the masses and, actually, celebrate.”

Bollywood recently has seen a spurt of biopics based on sports stars; Mary Kom, Mohammad Azharuddin and M.S Dhoni. And it seems like Sania is next in queue for the big screen. Work for this biopic on the player has started.

It has been reported earlier that this movie will be directed by Farah khan, and Bollywood star Parineeti Chopra will play the lead. In an interview Sania Mirza had given Parineeti Chopra as her choice to play Sania Mirza in the biopic.

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This is the second major final that ​Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig have lost

Sania-Dodig were thoroughly outplayed in the final and the higher seeded pair just couldn’t counter the precise game from across the net. There were far too many unforced errors from both the Indian and Croat and the Spears and Cabal didn’t let them get away with it.

The duo of Sania and Dodig was off to a terrible start as they lost opening four games in the first set, conceding 0-4 lead to their unseeded opponents Spears and Cabal. However, they fought back to win the fifth and seventh games. But that was not enough as Sania-Dodig lost the first set 2-6.

The much-experienced Sania and Dodig didn’t give up as the Indo-Croatian pair bounced back to win the first three games to take a crucial 3-0 lead in the second set. But the US-Colombian pair’s never-say-die attitude came to the fore as they staged a remarkable fightback to make it 4-4 in the second set.

The Spears-Cabal duo finally broke Sania-Dodig serve in the ninth game to take a decisive 5-4 lead and then held their nerve and serve to seal the coveted championship. Abigail Spears and Juan Sebastian Cabal, on the other hand, looked sharp and didn’t let the pressure of the moment get to them. The unseeded duo, who haven’t dropped a set throughout the tournament, and are deserving champs.

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Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig defeated local favourites Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth to enter the Australian Open mixed doubles fil.

 
The second seeded Indo-Croatian pair outplayed the Australian duo 6-4, 2-6, 10-5.
 
They will now take on the winner of the second semi-final featuring Elina Svitolina-Chris Guccione and Abigail Spears-Juan Sebastian Cabal.

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He will up against his old foe Rafael Nadal or Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the final.

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Sania Mirza set up a face-off with Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles quarter-finals after she and Ivan Dodig defeated Alexander Peya and Zheng Saisai 2-6, 6-3, 10-6.

Earlier in the day, Rohan Bopanna and Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski mounted a great fight back to win against Poland’s Lukasz Kubot and Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan to win 6-4, 5-7, 10-3.

The quarter-final pits the two Indians who represented the country in mixed doubles at the 2016 Olympics. At the Rio Games, Sania-Bopanna lost the bronze medal play-off tie.

The Indo-Croatian pair were outplayed in the opening set as Peya-Zheng began the proceedings aggressively.

But the second seeded Sania-Dodig used all their experience to turn the tide and broke their opponents at a crucial time in the second set to win it 7-5.

In the deciding third set tie-break, Sania-Dodig imposed themselves on the match, hit several winners, including backhand and forehand volleys, to snuff out the opposition in an hour and four minutes.

Second seeded Sania and Croatian Dodig entered the second round after beating Germany’s Laura Siegemund and Croatian Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-4.

The unseeded duo of Bopanna and Dabrowski clinched the first set without much fuss but went down in the second before bouncing back in the third set tie-breaker in a match that lasted one hour and 16 minutes.

Siddhant Banthia and Turk Kaya Gore entered the boys men’s doubles quarter-final, beating Zizou Bergs and Yshai Oliel 6-3 7-6(6).

In the girls singles, Mihika Yadav lost 2-6, 1-6 against Japanese Mai Hontama.

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Tennis star Sania Mirza, who graced the launch of her sister Anam Mirza’s Label Bazaar, says she associates with brands which she truly believes in.

Sania Mirza was present on Tuesday at the launch of the Third Season of The Label Bazaar Exhibition, helmed by the tennis star’s sister Anam Mirza and her entrepreneur husband Akbar Rasheed.

“I am with my sister, which is probably the main reason for my association with this brand. But I always had a policy … most of the time in my life, I’ve been associated with brands that I believed in, and I believe in this brand. So, that is also a big reason for me being here.”

The Label Bazaar started three years ago and Sania Mirza has been a loyal partner with the exhibition.

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“This is my third year with Label Bazaar. Anam came with the idea, and despite her being a journalism student, we trusted her vision.

“She found her partner for life in Akbar and this venture, and both of them have worked really hard. I am proud to be associated with this brand,” she added.

Sania Mirza also observed that she does not understand fashion and credits her team and sister for making her look good.

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“I have a really good team around me, which is why I try to look nice and presentable, but I have no idea about fashion.

“I really don’t get it. I just understand what’s comfortable, and also believe in my sister and my stylist,” she said.

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Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan have joined the list of guests to appear in the fifth edition of filmmaker Karan Johar’s popular chat show “Koffee With Karan”.

Sania and Farah took to Twitter to express their excitement over being a part of the show, which is aired on Star World and Star World HD.

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The “Happy New Year” maker tweeted: “Shooting for ‘Koffee With Karan’ with my two favourite people Sania Mirza and Karan Johar #wonthehamper.”

Sania also posted an image from the set in which she is seen wearing a red gown, while Farah is seen in a green gown.

Sania posted: “Koffee anyone? Debut on Koffee with Karan.”

In its past seasons, the show has been graced by a string of A-list actors and directors including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gurinder Chadha, Farah Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt and more at their candid best.

This time, the fifth season started with Shah Rukh and Alia on November 6.

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Suerpstar Salman Khan launched Sania Mirza’s autobiography ‘Ace against Odds’ at a function in Mumbai, only days after the book was unveiled by Shah Rukh Khan. Salman was full of who praise for Sania and their endearing friendship kept the audience enthralled at the event.

“People do not achieve what Sania has achieved even if they have to be born in three lifetimes. At 29 I think she has a lot to say, so before she forgets what she has to say, I think it was a very wise and sensible decision to write an autobiography”

What are the chances of Sania Mirza getting into Bollywood? Well Salman Khan thinks she can make it to the film industry anytime she wants. “She is doing very well in tennis but if she wants to enter films, which she doesn’t, but if she wants to join movies as well she will have this position here (pointing to the book). But what about Sania herself; she shares her view during the launch of her autobiography ‘Ace against Odds’. She also came out clean on the many versions floating about a biopic on her. Is Farah Khan really working on a biopic on her – Sania had her clarification ready.

Salman Khan when asked as it’s a season of autography when will his fans see Salman Khan’s autobiography. To which Salman’s fun-take was that he has to take it to the grave otherwise a lot of graves will open up. May be what meant was ‘a lot of skeletons will tumble out of the closet’. Then Sania herself helped the media by asking Salman the inevitable wedding question, to which Salman gamely played along with the hosts’ version of 18th November.

What are the chances of Sania Mirza getting into Bollywood? Well Salman Khan thinks she can make it to the film industry anytime she wants but what about Sania herself; she shares her view during the launch of her autobiography ‘Ace against Odds’. When a biopic is made on Sania, she’s not keen to play herself the role but would like either Parineeti Chopra or Deepika Padukone or Anushka Sharma to play her role. She also came out clean on the many versions floating about a biopic on her. Is Farah Khan really working on a biopic on her – clarification coming straight from the horse’s mouth, over to Sania Mirza.

While launching Sania Mirza’s autobiography ‘Ace against Odds’, Salman Khan was asked, as it’s a season of autobiography when will his fans see Salman Khan’s autobiography. To which Salman’s fun-take was that he has to take it to the grave otherwise a lot of graves will open up. May be what he really meant was ‘a lot of skeletons will tumble out of the closet’. Then Sania herself helped the media by asking Salman the inevitable wedding question, to which Salman gamely played along with the hosts’ version of 18th November. 

It couldn’t get better than this! Shah Rukh Khan producing a movie on Sania Mirza, and even player love interest in the movie. The Badshah of Bollywood revealed this plan, while launching Sania’s autobiography, Ace Against Odds, in Hyderabad.

“Whenever there is a movie made on Sania, I think it will be very inspiring and it will be fantastic,” Shah Rukh said. “And I don’t know… ask her if she will let me play her love interest. But, I will produce it for sure.”

Sania is India’s leading Tennis player, and is currently preparing for the upcoming Rio Olympics. After winning the Wimbledon Championships Girls’ doubles title in 2003, she hasn’t looked back, and has become one of the leading tennis players.

The current numero uno doubles player has one WTA and 14 ITF titles to her name. Sania has six Grand Slam titles to her name, alongwith medals in Commonwealth and Asian Games.

“Sania has done more than anyone else to make our country proud,” Shah Rukh insisted. “We would remember people like PT Usha, Mary Kom and Sania Mirza who have led the way for lots of boys and girls to take up sports as a professional career and make our country even prouder.”

The book, Aces Against Odds, will tell Sania’s journey of becoming the top tennis player in the world, and all the hardships she faced on her way.