By Jilawatan

With tennis making its debut at the Commonwealth Games in India, Sania Mirza wants her performance to be a memorable.

“I want the Indian contingent to win the maximum number of medals, of which I want to contribute a gold in women’s singles,” Mirza told The Indian Express as she arrived at the Commonwealth Games village on Thursday.

By Jilawatan

The tennis seedings and the draw for the Commonwealth Games make India look good to win quite a few medals. Somdev Devvarman is the top seed in men’s singles and Sania Mirza second in women’s draw. The famed pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have no challengers for the top billing in men’s doubles.

By Jilawatan

She had had not even reached her 16th birthday when won her first Asian Games medal in Busan. Sania Mirza has reached many milestones already, but she still has the urge to be at her best while competing for the country in multi-discipline events.

By Jilawatan

As long as their own Sania Mirza is fit to take her place in the women’s event, everything else is peripheral.

Mirza is the wife of former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik and one of India’s top sporting celebrities.

By Jilawatan

In this male dominated society, it is not easy for a woman to continue with her passion especially in the field of sports. Very few Indian women get that opportunity and dedication to give a tough competition to the male sportsmen, in success as well as in fame.