| Unlike many women tennis stars who share bitter | | | | she had no plans to hire a coach as everything was |
| relationship with their parents, Indian icon Sania Mirza | | | | going fine for her at the moment. |
| enjoys the happiest of bonds with her father and | | | | "I always say 'never fix what's not broken'. When I |
| mentor Imran. The 20-year-old, who shot to fame | | | | have a bad patch, or if I do, then maybe we can work |
| because of her exploits in world tennis, flaunts the | | | | on getting a coach," she said. |
| strong relationship with her father as a reason behind | | | | Sania's drama-free relationship with her father is a |
| her success. | | | | rarity in women's elite tennis. Jelena Dokic's troubles |
| "My dad has always been the super coach. I mean, he | | | | with her father are widely known while the likes of |
| has always been around since I was a kid and I think | | | | Mary Pierce, Jennifer Capriati and the Williams sisters |
| he understands me, obviously on a personal level. He is | | | | have had overbearing fathers. The 22 Grand |
| my father, we get along great, he's very easy going. | | | | Slam-winning legend Steffi Graf had her father and |
| "That helps a lot because he is very relaxed after a | | | | first coach Peter jailed for income-tax evasion. |
| match, before a match. He takes tennis only as a | | | | Sania said besides her family's backing, the support of |
| sport and I think that's important. He does not think that | | | | tennis fans in India served as a huge inspiration to do |
| this is it. It is part of life. I think we both understand | | | | well. |
| that's what makes the relationship work," she was | | | | "It's a great feeling when people come up and say 'I |
| quoted as saying by The Age. | | | | picked up a tennis racquet because of you and |
| Sania, who is playing the Australian Open here, said | | | | because of what you've done'. |