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Federer congratulates Sania-Hingis
Wimbledon: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer on Sunday congratulated Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis who won the women’s doubles title in the Wimbledon.
The top seeded pair 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.
“Epic ladies’ doubles final! So thrilled for @MirzaSania and @mhingis,” 17-time Major champion Federer posted on Twitter.
This was also the Hyderabadi’s maiden final at the All England Club across all senior formats though she had won the girls’ doubles title here 12 years ago with Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova.
Martina, on the other hand, has two women’s doubles (1996, 1998) and one singles title (1997) to her credit that she won at the lone grass court Major. Saturday’s trophy comes after a long gap of 17 years.
Indian author Chetan Bhagat also congratulated Mirza.
“Congratulations to #SaniaMirza for the amazing victory at Wimbledon! You inspire and make us all feel proud,” he said.
Twitter was on Sunday with congratulatory messages.
“Congratulations to @MirzaSania for the thumping #Wimbledon2015 Women’s Double with #MartinaHingis. Super Proud! #SaniaMirza,” wrote Kalyanee Rajan, a Sania fan.
“Standing ovation to #SaniaMirza & My childhood icon #Hingis @MirzaSania @mhingis #Wimbledon #Wimbledon2015,” wrote Chaitali Bakshi, another die-hard supporter of the two.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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