Tennis ace Sania Mirza, who is the brand ambassador of Telangana, met Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao here today.
A release from the Chief Minister's Office quoted Sania as saying that she won the US Open mixed doubles event with the encouragement of Rao.
Rao said Sania's victory would inspire many others.
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Sania and Brazilian Bruno Soares won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title last Friday. Top-seeded Sania and Soares won 6-1 2-6 11-9, sealing the match tiebreak when American Abigail Spears sent a backhand volley long at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.