Sania Mirza wins ‘inspirational icon’ award

Sania Mirza, the Indian tennis star, received the Sportstar Aces Inspirational Icon award on Tuesday in Mumbai for inspiring thousands of people around the world through her incredible legacy in the game over the years. Sunil Gavaskar, the veteran Indian cricketer, was asked to say a few words on stage after receiving the trophy. Mirza thanked everyone in attendance for the prestigious award, recalling her dream of becoming a great tennis player and appearing on the cover of Sportstar magazine. “I am honored to be present. “It’s been an emotional couple of months because a lot of things have happened and a lot of decisions have been made,” she said.

The star tennis player went on that while growing up as athletes, “we have read the sports star magazine and we had dreamt of being on the cover of the magazine.”