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Sania may be out of action for two more months

Sania, winner of six Grand Slam titles, is out of action since October 2017 due to an injury in her right knee, forcing her to miss first Grand Slam of the season.

Sania Mirza

Bengaluru, February 5: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza who is recovering from a knee injury says it will take her at least two more months to get battle ready.

The 31-year-old has been out of action since October, 2017, due to an injury in her right knee, forcing her to miss first Grand Slam of the season in Australia.

"It'll take a couple of more months. I don't want to get into technicalities of it, but even if there was a surgery there's no guarantee that it's going to get better. It's basically pain that I need to manage," Sania told local press in Noida before kicking off tennis activities at Supertech Sports Village.

The Hyderabadi, who has three Grand Slam doubles titles and as many mixed doubles crowns said the most frustrating phase during the rehabilation period was compulsory rest.

"It got out of hand so I had to take time off. I couldn't take pain killers anymore. It's getting better. It's frustrating because you've to rest and do rehab."

"Toughest thing is the mental part. Like it was difficult to watch Australian Open and not play. As an athlete when you're forced to do something, it's difficult to accept. When you retire by choice, it's different.

"But it's not first time that I'm injured. I've had three surgeries before. As an athlete, I'm used to that. It's mental more than the physical pain," added Sania.

Reflecting upon her 2017 season, during which she managed just one win, Sania, said,

"As an athlete we're always greedy. When we win 10, we want to win the 11th (title) and whew we win one, we want to win three. When hunger isn't there, you know it's time to retire. I still finished in top-10, it was a decent year. 2017 was a solid year but it can get better," Sania said.

Talking about the upcoming Fed Cup, beginning Wednesday at DLTA, Sania said Indian team has a tough task ahead.

"I'll retire one day, they should get use to it a little bit (laughs). It's going to be tough matches as always. It'll be a great experience for them, they're all young".

(With inputs from Agencies).

Story first published: Monday, February 5, 2018, 15:30 [IST]
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