Sania Mirza ready for Wimbledon

Sania Mirza says she is no more bothered by an ankle injury that has troubled for most of the year and is prepared to give her best shot to the Wimbledon.

Published on: Jun 19, 2005, 18:23:00 IST

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Sania Mirza says she is no more bothered by an ankle injury that has troubled for most of the year and is prepared to give her best shot to the Wimbledon tennis tournament starting in London on Monday.

The teenager had made a great start to the year, reaching the third round at the Flinders' Park in Australian Open, before the injury troubled her in several tournaments and she struggled to live up to the expectations of tennis lovers.

"The ankle is actually fine. It's not been bothering me. I've been strengthening it for the past few weeks so it's been fine," Sania said.

"It's just a question of getting match-fit, I guess. Otherwise I'm feeling good and able to hit all my shots. It's not really a worry, no."

Sania said she was not pinning too much hopes on her performance at the Wimbledon, where she would be playing for the first time at the senior level.

"It's my first Wimbledon and there are hopefully many more to come. I just want to go out there and give my best and give whatever I have.

"It's my third Grand Slam of the year and obviously there is no pressure on me to win so I just want to go out there and give my best in the first match," she told Zee Sports in an interview.

The girl from Hyderabad said she was quite satisfied with her performance in the run up to the Grand Slam.

"It's pretty good, I had a good match the other day (in the Tier-II meet in Eastbourne), just bad luck that I had five match points and just couldn't convert any one of them.

"But I am just coming back after an injury so I'm feeling good. I like the grass and I'm playing alright, hopefully things will work-out at Wimbledon."

Sania, ranked 72 in the world, is drawn to play Akiko Morigami of Japan in the first round of the event.

"I have been going there (Wimbledon) for the past four years. I've been playing juniors, having won the junior doubles in 2003.

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