Saina Mirza conferred with Padma Bhushan award by President Pranab Mukherjee

Tennis star Sania Mirza was conferred the Padma Bhushan by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. 

Sania won two Grand Slams last year with Swiss great Martina Hingis, and enjoyed an unbeaten streak of 41 games. The exceptional performance meant she reached the top of the WTA doubles rankings.

President Pranab Mukherjee confers 'Padma Bhushan' on Sania Mirza at Rashtrapati Bhavan pic.twitter.com/gNOpnT2HUs

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 12, 2016

Saina Nehwal (badminton) and Deepika Kumari (archery) are the other female athletes to be conferred awards this year. While Nehwal was conferred with Padma Bhushan, Deepika was awarded with Padma Shri.

Humbled .Honoured. And truly thankful .. #PadmaBhushan  pic.twitter.com/pmatVtvwBZ

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) April 12, 2016