Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday bagged the Sportstar Aces Inspirational Icon award in Mumbai for inspiring thousands of people globally through her incredible legacy in the game over the years.
After receiving the trophy by veteran Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, the sports celebrity was asked to share a few words on stage.
Mirza thanked everyone present at the event for the prestigious award reminiscing about her dream of becoming a great tennis player and making it to on the cover of Sportstar magazine.
“I am honoured to be here. It has been quite an emotional last couple of months as you know that a lot of things have been happening and a lot of decisions have been [taken],” she said.
The star tennis player went on that while growing up as athletes, “we have read the sports star magazine and we had dreamt of being on the cover of the magazine.”
