Tuesday 28 June 2011

Special feature: Muslim female tennis players of Wimbledon 2011

It's Wimbledon time and I thought I'd do a post to highlight the careers of some high profile Muslim female WTA players.
I was supposed to do this last week, when the tournament started, but I got so busy!
AND It was supposed to be a series of posts, detailing the player profiles. Ah well.
Two posts with links to profiles will have to do.
Unfortunately our ladies didn't get past the first round in Ladies Singles, but to be fair they had some heavy opponents such as the Williams sisters.
First off, is the well-known Indian player, Sania Mirza.
Sania Mirza was defeated by Virginie Razzano of France 7-6 (7-4 tiebreaker) 2-6 6-3 in the first round.
This next player is the sister of another well-known tennis player, Morat Safin, who at one point was ranked in the Top 10 of the men's circuit ATP. Her name is Dinara Safina and she's carving her own place in the tennis world.
She withdrew from both Wimbledon and Roland Garros French Open due to a back injury.
Players to feature in the next Wimbledon post:
1. Aravane Rezai of FRANCE beaten by Serena Williams 6-3 3-6 6-1 1st Round tuesday 21 june
2. Akgul Amanmuradova of UZBEKISTAN beaten by Venus Williams of USA 6-3 6-1 1st Round Monday 20 june

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