She proves that young Muslim girls can make a mark if they are given the right chances... Many Muslims in India are economically and educationally ba… - Sania Mirza

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India is the country that produced such cultured male players as Vijay Amritraj and Ramesh Krishnan, and she might have been expected to place as much emphasis on old-style craft as crunch. In fact, her all-out aggression, underpinned by the sort of destructive forehand that was the signature of her role model Steffi Graf's game, makes her a very contemporary player indeed. To become a top-10 player, she has to work on her mobility and add some dimension to a game that is too dependent on the weighty forehand.

She is a very talented player. I see a very good future for her.