<p>Indian tennis star Sania Mirza today said that people should not always expect a win from sportspersons and should learn to take their defeat in a positive way.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Every player cannot win all the tournaments. That doesn't mean one should look at them in a negative way," the 26-year-old player told reporters on the sidelines of Gondwana Cup Tennis Tournament that was kicked-started here.<br /><br />Saying that tennis was a "tough" sport for women, Sania pointed out that there was a dearth of coaches and lack of facilities, which discourage Indians from taking up tennis.<br /><br />"Tennis was never a popular sport here. Due to lack of coaches, programmes and infrastructure, people, particularly girls, hardly take up tennis," she said adding that they should be encouraged to play the sport.<br /><br />Sports academies would help in grooming the young talent to reach to the top place in tennis, she opined.<br /><br />When asked, she said that playing at Wimbledon was her "biggest dream", which she has accomplished.<br /><br />She added that she aspires to win the Wimbeldon doubles and mixed doubles events.<br />Replying to queries, she said had she not been a tennis player, she would have become an interior decorator.<br /><br />Sania said she also loves watching cricket. "Cricket is my favourite sports after tennis and I like Sachin Tendulkar," she said.</p>
<p>Indian tennis star Sania Mirza today said that people should not always expect a win from sportspersons and should learn to take their defeat in a positive way.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Every player cannot win all the tournaments. That doesn't mean one should look at them in a negative way," the 26-year-old player told reporters on the sidelines of Gondwana Cup Tennis Tournament that was kicked-started here.<br /><br />Saying that tennis was a "tough" sport for women, Sania pointed out that there was a dearth of coaches and lack of facilities, which discourage Indians from taking up tennis.<br /><br />"Tennis was never a popular sport here. Due to lack of coaches, programmes and infrastructure, people, particularly girls, hardly take up tennis," she said adding that they should be encouraged to play the sport.<br /><br />Sports academies would help in grooming the young talent to reach to the top place in tennis, she opined.<br /><br />When asked, she said that playing at Wimbledon was her "biggest dream", which she has accomplished.<br /><br />She added that she aspires to win the Wimbeldon doubles and mixed doubles events.<br />Replying to queries, she said had she not been a tennis player, she would have become an interior decorator.<br /><br />Sania said she also loves watching cricket. "Cricket is my favourite sports after tennis and I like Sachin Tendulkar," she said.</p>