Having reached as far as the semi-finals of the French Open junior doubles, rising tennis star Sania Mirza is now concentrating her energies on Wimbledon later this month.
The 16-year-old Sania is definitely pleased with her showing at Roland Garros but knows she still has a lot of ground to cover, especially as far as singles is concerned.
"I am happy with the way I played in French Open. We reached the semis (in doubles), but I had a bad singles week," Sania said in Delhi on Sunday, on her return from Paris.
Sania and Sanaa Bhambri reaching a Grand Slam semi-final was a significant achievement in the country's junior tennis but the girl from Hyderabad has her feet on the ground.
Although India has more than one junior Grand Slam champion -- Ramanathan Krishnan (1954), Ramesh Krishnan (1979) and Leander Paes (1990, 91) -- what Sania and Sanaa have done in the doubles section is second only to Mahesh Bhupathi and Nitin Kirtane reaching the Wimbledon final in 1992.
Sania, who lost in the first round in the singles event in Paris, was quick to point out