Sania mirza commonwealth games 2010

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Easy-access downloads let you quickly download hi-res, non-watermarked images. I really do hope that now that we have had this Commonwealth Games -- we have so many new facilities and new infrastructure available -- we take full advantage of it and a lot of young girls make it to the top.

Obviously, it is easier said than done, and I know that better than anyone. W as there any extra pressure during the Commonwealth Games? You were playing in front of home fans and everyone wanted you to win? There is always pressure. I have been playing tennis and been in the spotlight for the last years now; so I am used to it. It is not easy, but, as a sportsperson, it has become a part of life and you have to deal with it.

I enjoy the pressure. I always believe that the day I stop enjoying pressure I will quit. But, as of now, I am enjoying it, enjoying performing and enjoying competing under pressure. H ow would you analyse your performance in the Delhi Games?

Personally, it has been a very good tournament for me with two medals. I just missed out on the gold, but in a match like that it comes down to luck. It is not about tennis anymore when you lose in the third set. I have been playing well and last few months I have been injury-free touch wood!

When I am injury-free, I think, everything else falls into place and that is showing. I have a couple of tournaments before the Asian Games. The next big tournament is the Asian Games, and all along I have been saying that the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games are my two big priorities for the year. I am looking to a good Asian Games as well. I ndia were favourites to win a few gold medals in tennis at the Games, but we ended up with just one gold medal despite having so many experienced players, especially in doubles.

What went wrong? I don't think you can predict before a match that someone can win something. You can't make an assumption that someone is definitely going to win the gold medal. In sport it does not work like that.

Yes, me and Leander [Paes] had the best chance of winning the gold, because we had won it at the Asian Games too. Leander and Mahesh [Bhupathi] were obviously the favourites to win the doubles, but that is what tennis is all about. You never know what happens.

W ould you agree that the tennis schedule at the Games was tough and might have played a part in India not winning as many gold medals as expected? The scheduling was busy, but we as tennis players are used to playing so many matches, especially me, because I play singles and doubles matches every week. Mahesh and Leander play doubles and mixed, but I think the match they won in the third set took its toll. They are obviously not at the youngest part of their careers; they are around years old and it does take a toll on your body.

I know before the mixed doubles match, Leander was cramping before we went into the match. I guess, as athletes, this is what we do and this is what we are supposed to do. Sometimes you are tired, sometimes you are not, and that is just the way we go. The thing is that my body is different to theirs. I did the same thing the day before yesterday when I played my final. I played the doubles right after. I played the singles match which was far more physically exerting.

Mirza has had her eyes on her game, rather than on the medals table, where the Indian team have established themselves in second place, aiming for medals. Formula 1. Rugby League. Horse Racing. Disability Sport. Other sport Video and Audio.

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