Amanpreet Singh

New Delhi: She might have been outshone by China's Zheng Jie and Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn at recently concluded Wimbledon Championships but Sania Mirza is proud to be a part of the Asian surge at the international level.

"The Asians are no longer very far behind the tennis giants of the world and I am proud to be a part of this Asian surge in women's tennis," she added.

"The Asians are no longer very far behind the tennis giants of the world and I am proud to be a part of this Asian surge in women's tennis," she added.

Zheng made the world number one Ana Ivanovic bite dust en route to her historic feat and became the first player of her country to reach singles semifinals and Tamarine defeated world number three Jelena Jankovic.

Also there are 11 women players, led by Sania, from Asia figuring in top-100 players in the WTA ranking charts.

Source : PTI