From Air Force to Tennis court: S. Sundaram looks to follow Richards Williams’ way to help Tamil Nadu youngsters
1 year, 2 months ago

From Air Force to Tennis court: S. Sundaram looks to follow Richards Williams’ way to help Tamil Nadu youngsters

The Hindu  

Sanjai Sundaram, an Overseas Citizen of India, is crystal clear in his role and goal as High Performance Coach for tennis. Appointed by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu on a 11-month contract, Sanjai, born to parents hailing from Tamil Nadu, is eager to make the under-12 and under-14 kids raise their standards. Sanjai will visit the SDAT tennis centres of Tiruchi, Cuddalore, Ramanathapuram and Tirunelveli in SDAT’s quest to set up a sports hostel for tennis players in Chennai soon. Sanjai said he will follow the method of Richards Williams—the father of former World No.1 singles players, Serena and Venus Williams. That’s why in a matter of 18 months, he improved his world rankings from 1583 to the top 100,” said Sanjai, who quit his job in Air Force to pursue his coaching ambitions.

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TENNIS | I am here to get the kids to the next level, says SDAT’s High Performance Director Sanjai
1 year, 2 months ago

TENNIS | I am here to get the kids to the next level, says SDAT’s High Performance Director Sanjai

The Hindu  

An Overseas Citizen of India, Sanjai Sundaram is crystal clear in his role and goal as High Performance Coach for tennis. Appointed by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu on an 11-month contract, Sanjai, born to parents hailing from Tamil Nadu, is eager to make the kids aged u-12 and u-14 raise their standards. Sanjai will visit the tennis centres …

Sharath Kamal stresses need to appoint full-time overseas coach, high-performance director
1 year, 8 months ago

Sharath Kamal stresses need to appoint full-time overseas coach, high-performance director

The Hindu  

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Meet Theertha Shashank, young talent nurtured by Mirza duo
1 year, 9 months ago

Meet Theertha Shashank, young talent nurtured by Mirza duo

The Hindu  

The Mirzas—Imran and Sania—believe 21-year-old M. Theertha Shashank has the talent to make it big in professional tennis and needs to play more and more tournaments now. Shashank, who has been practising at Suresh Krishna Tennis Academy for the last few months, has also been visiting Sania Mirza Tennis Academy whenever Imran is in town. Fortunately, both he and Sania …

RCB mentor Sania Mirza: ‘Want to work on mental aspect of game with young girls in WPL’
2 years, 1 month ago

RCB mentor Sania Mirza: ‘Want to work on mental aspect of game with young girls in WPL’

The Hindu  

Tennis legend Sania Mirza expressed surprise at being appointed the mentor of Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Women’s Premier League on Wednesday. “I was a little surprised at being offered a mentorship role but I was really excited,” the six-time Grand Slam doubles champion told Sportstar. Asked about the role she wants to play among the cricketers, the 36-year-old, who …

Namaskara, Sania Mirza! RCB’s WPL cricket team welcomes tennis legend
2 years, 1 month ago

Namaskara, Sania Mirza! RCB’s WPL cricket team welcomes tennis legend

Live Mint  

The Women's Premier League will see Royal Challengers Bangalore women's team mentored by Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza. In addition to purchasing all-rounders Sophie Devine for her base price of ₹50 lakh and Ellyse Perry for ₹1.7 crore, RCB spent nearly 50% of their total budget of ₹12 crore on three players in the first marquee set. We are proud …

Royal Challengers Bangalore appoints tennis legend Sania Mirza as mentor of Women’s Premier League team
2 years, 1 month ago

Royal Challengers Bangalore appoints tennis legend Sania Mirza as mentor of Women’s Premier League team

The Hindu  

Royal Challengers Bangalore, on Wednesday, announced the appointment of Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza as the mentor of its Women’s Premier League team for the inaugural season. We are proud to welcome Sania Mirza as the mentor of the RCB women’s cricket team,” RCB announced with a video on its social media platform. Sania, India’s most successful women’s tennis player …

‘It’s a miracle’: Chennai tennis icon Vijay Amritraj on organising WTA 250 Chennai Open 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

‘It’s a miracle’: Chennai tennis icon Vijay Amritraj on organising WTA 250 Chennai Open 2022

The Hindu  

The wait is finally over for the city’s tennis fans. Ever since the new State Government took over, it had been suggested that they were ‘very keen’ on bringing tennis back to the city. “It is indeed a miracle,” says Chennai’s tennis icon and Tamil Nadu Tennis Association president Vijay Amritraj, speaking from one of the rooms in the Nungambakkam …

Players steal the show in AITA coaches workshop
4 years, 10 months ago

Players steal the show in AITA coaches workshop

The Hindu  

Indian tennis stars lit up the coaches workshop webinar conducted by the All India Tennis Association in collaboration with Sports Authority of India with their in-depth knowledge of the game and hearty narration of invaluable experience. Speaking to the workshop host and coach Sureshkumar Sonachalam, Rohan Bopanna said that Indian coaches have the ability to make champions and stressed on …

‘Indian tennis did not capitalise on Sania’s achievements’
6 years, 10 months ago

‘Indian tennis did not capitalise on Sania’s achievements’

The Hindu  

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Sania Mirza praises Mithali Raj and Co, hopes for big jump in Indian women's tennis
7 years, 8 months ago

Sania Mirza praises Mithali Raj and Co, hopes for big jump in Indian women's tennis

Firstpost  

Sania was speaking on the sideline of ‘WTA Future Stars Tennis Clinic’ held at her Tennis Academy in the outskirts of Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Women’s tennis in the country needs to grow further though young players like Karman Kaur Thandi and Prarthana Thombare are doing their best, tennis star Sania Mirza said on Tuesday. Hopefully, it will happen.” Sania was speaking …

'Sania Mirza Superstar': Sports documentary profiles Indian's rise from young hopeful to role model
8 years, 10 months ago

'Sania Mirza Superstar': Sports documentary profiles Indian's rise from young hopeful to role model

Firstpost  

Sania Mirza’s inspirational journey to the top of the women’s doubles game will be featured in a documentary as part of a series on Eurosport called Sports Insider. Sania, along with co-number one Swiss Martina Hingis, begins her quest for the ‘Santina Slam’ at this year’s French Open. The profile, which is titled Sports Insider: Sania Mirza Superstar, follows Sania …

Sania takes Jafreen under her wings
11 years, 6 months ago

Sania takes Jafreen under her wings

The Hindu  

‘Against All Odds’ is the name of the to-be-released autobiography of India’s best-ever women’s tennis player Sania Mirza. True to the name, the famous Hyderabadi has decided to provide free training to another budding tennis player Shaik Jafreen, who represented India in the Deaflympics held in Sofia recently. Hearing impaired “Rarely, does one come across someone like Jafreen who despite …

Sania Mirza to launch tennis academy in March
12 years, 5 months ago

Sania Mirza to launch tennis academy in March

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 13: With an aim to give back something to the sport that brought her fame and wealth, Sania Mirza is now all set to start her own tennis academy in Hyderabad, where youngsters will get quality training at an affordable price. Sharing experience and trying to provide players a platform to perform at the highest level is …

Sania To Lead Women's Team At CWG
14 years, 7 months ago

Sania To Lead Women's Team At CWG

India TV News  

New Delhi: Sania Mirza will spearhead a rather weak Indian challenge at the Commonwealth Games after being named in a four-member women's team for the mega-event by the All India Tennis Association here on Thursday. Along with Sania, young Poojashree Venkatesh will represent India in the singles event. Tara Iiyer and Sanaa Bhambri have been named reserve players by AITA …

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