Mamata congratulates Sania for winning Wimbledon doubles crown


Kolkata, Jul 13 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza for winning the Wimbledon women's doubles crown, saying she has won a billion hearts.

"A young Indian lady conquers the world of tennis. @MirzaSania you have once again won a billion hearts," Banerjee tweeted.

The chief minister also hailed Mirza's triumph as "superb".

Sania won her maiden women's doubles title at a Grand Slam event by clinching the Wimbledon crown with Swiss veteran Martina Hingis here.

The top seeded duo made a remarkable comeback to beat Russian second seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 in two hours and 25 minutes in the final late on Saturday night.

 

  

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