WORLD TOP SPORTS STARS: sania mirza wobbling show in the International circuit

NAGPUR: Time and again, Sania Mirza's wobbling show in the International circuit has resulted in fingers being pointed at her talent. Currently on a high after clinching Citi Open doubles title, Sania has had ups and downs in her career. While few blamed her technique, many questioned the amount of tennis she's playing around the year. Ask her sparring partner and he has a dissented opinion. Being a practice partner and coach of Sania, former India Davis Cupper Zeeshan Ali refused to blame it on burnout.
"Burnout is certainly not a reason for her toppling show every now and again. Though she has been suffering from a lot of injuries, if you see the amount of tennis she plays, one would know that she actually is playing less number of matches as compared to other stars," said Ali, who is in the city for coaching camp organized by Centre Point School, Dabha.
Having coached many top ranked players of UAE, Ali runs a Tennis academy in Dubai. "I am regularly coaching Sania after she shifted her base to Dubai and can make out that the problem lies in her mind. Technically she might be the best in India; in fact she has the capabilities to constantly be amongst the top 30 players in the World but she needs someone who inspires her time and again. It's sad that her body isn't supporting her but the real problem lies in her getting bogged down with unnecessary pressure," said Ali.
Ali also felt that though the number of kids playing tennis has swelled in last ten years in India, the country seriously lacks quality coaches.
"I must say that tennis is far more accessible in India these days. Gone are the days when you needed to be a member of a certain club to play tennis. Many schools have a tennis court in their premises and the game is spreading widely in India. However, India lack quality coaches who can impart basic coaching to the players. Many former ATP ranked players are coaching promising players but a good player can not necessarily be a good coach. Having a coaching experience of more than 16 years and being a visiting coach to many tennis academies in India, I still come across players who graduate to higher lever but still are not technically sound," he added.
Having served Dubai for such a long time, Ali, now, is chalking out plans to open a tennis academy in India. "I want to give back something to this country. At some point of time, I certainly plan to open an academy here and pass on my knowledge of the game to the Indians," he concluded.

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