Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

Sania pregnant, set for a child in October

- Agencies sportsdesk@hindustant­imes.com

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik are expecting their first child, due in the month of October this year.

The couple celebrated their eighth marriage anniversar­y a few days back on April 12.

The 31-year-old Indian tennis superstar, who is out of action due to a jumper knee issue since October 2017, tweeted a picture suggesting that she is pregnant.

Sania’s father and coach Imran confirmed that the sixtime Grand Slam champion is indeed expecting a child.

“Yes, it’s true,” Imran said while adding the baby is due in October.

At the start of the year, Sania had said that she was hoping to make a comeback to competitiv­e tennis at the French Open.

Sania at the recent ‘Goa Fest 2018’ had said that their child would keep surnames of both of them.

NEW DELHI:

NADAL WANTS MORE

After picking up his 11th Monte Carlo Masters title by beating Kei Nishikori in the finals, world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has said that he is looking forward to carry his momentum from this ‘special’ win.

“I know the day to say goodbye is closer than 10 years ago. It is something that I am not worried about, but it is a real thing. So I am just enjoying every day and trying to play with the best attitude possible, to keep being happy playing tennis. That’s all,” he said.

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