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'Well played Hingis and Sania', says PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated tennis ace Sania Mirza and her partner Martina Hingis for winning the Wimbledon women's doubles title.

"Well played @mhingis & @MirzaSania. You played wonderful tennis & registered a fantastic win at @Wimbledon. We are proud & very happy," tweeted Prime Minister Modi.

Mirza and Hingis delivered a 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5 blow to their Russian comeptitors Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova.

This is Sania's latest heist after winning three mixed doubles Grand Slam trophies.

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First Published: Jul 12 2015 | 8:34 AM IST

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