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Wednesday, Jun 14, 2006

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Sania declares open tennis school in Edgbaston

Birmingham: Notwithstanding her recent poor shows, Sania Mirza's popularity transcends boundaries and the teenager from Hyderabad was the cynosure of all eyes when she declared open a tennis school here.

Currently here to participate in the WTA Tier III DFS Classic, Sania took time off her preparation to open a brand new tennis facility at Harborne Hill School in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Immensely popular here, the World No. 41 shared her experience with the students of Harborne Hill and Chadvale, a local junior school.

`Nice feeling'

``It is really nice that tennis is catching up all over the world. It is great that they are trying to get tennis as one of the main games after cricket or football in England and India so as a tennis player, I have a responsibility to make the game grow in anyway I can.''

``There have been a lot of girls now picking up tennis rackets and say `I want to play tennis'. It's nice to know that people look up to and they want to be like you one day,'' Sania said while visiting the school.

Andy Wright, Head Teacher of Harborne Hill School said, ``It is absolutely brilliant to have Sania Mirza here to open the courts officially. It is a big lift for the school, the sport and is fantastic for the area.'' — UNI

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