By Jilawatan

India’s Sania Mirza jumped 17 places to 73 in the women’s singles rankings while Somdev Devvarman slipped a spot in the men’s singles rankings, released Monday.

Sania last week reached the quarterfinals in a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour event at Charleston after three-and-a-half years.

By Jilawatan

Sania Mirza in an EXCLUSIVE reveals what she went through during her lay-off after a wrist injury.

Q: Tell us about your experience of winning the premier doubles title at Indian Wells, which is also your 10th WTA crown?

By Jilawatan

At the beginning of the season, Sania Mirza was unsure where her career was heading due to a recurring wrist injury and loss of form but the Indian tennis star says her confidence has sky-rocketed once again after four medals in back-to-back multi-discipline sporting events.

By Jilawatan

Sania Mirza shocked second seed Tamarine Tanasugarn as Indian players capped an all-win day, assuring the country of three more bronze medals in the tennis event of the Asian Games here on Saturday.

Unseeded Sania shocked Thailand’s Tanasugarn 6-2 6-3 to reach the women’s singles semifinals and assured herself of a bronze medal in the event.

By Jilawatan

Somdev Devvarman was the main protagonist in a stunning tale of success as Indian tennis savoured some great and rare moments in 2009, a year which promised to change the face of the game in the country.