New Delhi: She was at the peak of her career when she decided to step into motherhood, but tennis star Sania Mirza, who is due to deliver next month, always believed in moving forward in life.

"For me, when my husband [Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik] used to ask me a year and a half ago about having a baby, I said I am not yet ready for a few more years and then suddenly my thought process changed after a few months.