Expecting her first child, Sania Mirza shares her thoughts with Sportstar during an exclusive interaction.
Sixtime Grand Slam winner and arguably India’s finest-ever women’s tennis player, SaniaMirza is all set to step into a ‘zone of her own’ when she attains motherhood later this month.
For someone who troubled the best in the business with her trademark, ferocious forehand returns, Sania, 31, has taken a break from the sport. Expecting her first child, the champion athlete shares her thoughts with Sportstar during an exclusive interaction on what she is going through right now.
On motherhood and how she is preparing for it
I think motherhood prepares one automatically and very naturally for the most important phase in a woman’s life. A lot has changed in the last few months and I know a lot more will change in the coming days, but most of it has happened without me making too much of a conscious effort.
Getting ready for sleepless nights and changing diapers... I have already spent quite a few sleepless nights due to the discomforts I feel during the third trimester of pregnancy, though changing diapers may be a new chore which I am actually looking forward to!
India and Pakistan are both predominantly patriarchal societies. How will you and Shoaib share the burden of bringing up the child?
This story is from the October 20, 2018 edition of Sportstar.
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