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Praises galore for Sania Mirza on Twitter after becoming doubles World No 1

Sania Mirza, who created history by becoming the world number one in tennis doubles, was congratulated on twitter.

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Sania Mirza, who created history by becoming the world number one in tennis doubles, was congratulated on twitter. 

Sania became the first Indian to climb to the top of the WTA doubles ranking after she teamed up with Swiss great Martina Hingis to claim the Family Circle Cup title. The 28-year-old won her third successive doubles title with Hingis, following triumphs in Indian Wells and Miami, to achieve the top ranking milestone.

"When you start off as a child playing tennis, you dream of being No.1 in the world. It's a dream for every person; very few get there. I feel extremely honoured to be No.1, it's something that I've worked for all my life," Mirza said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee also congratulated Sania. "An excellent accomplishment Sania Mirza. Congrats on being World Number 1 in doubles," tweeted PM Modi.

 

Husband Shoaib Malik wished Sania for number one ranking. “Mrs. Malik just became the 1st Indian tennis player to be the World's # 1! Lots of love from all the Pakistani fans,” he tweeted.

“Hats off to the outstanding Sania Mirza for attaining world number one ranking in one of the toughest, competitive, gruelling sport of all,” said Congress leader Sanjay Jha.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also congratulated Mirza while recalling the feat of Badminton player Saina Nehwal, who also hit the number one rankings earlier this week.

Former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirti Azad also lauded the tennis ace, saying another daughter of India had made the country proud.

Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmed tweeted, "After Saina Nehwal in Badminton, congrats to Sania Mirza on becoming world number 1 of women's doubles Tennis with Martina Hingis.”

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