Was too nervous to watch her win at Wimbledon: Sania Mirza's mother

Even as Sania Mirza jumped with joy on Centre Court alongwith her Swiss partner Martina Hingis after winning her maiden Wimbledon womenrsquos doubles title in London on Saturday back home in Hyderabad her nervous mother Nasima missed the moment MirzaHingis beat Russians Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova 57 76 74 75Also read Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis win 2015 Wimbledon womens doubles titleWimbledon Martina and me enjoying the experience on Centre Court says SaniaHow Sania Mirza maintained a balance to lift Wimbledon doubles titlewinning women Indiarsquos Sania Mirza right and Switzerlandrsquos Martina Hingis with their Wimbledon ladies doubles winnersrsquo trophies in London on Saturday July PicsAFPA nervouswreck by her own admission as the twoandahalfhour seesaw final battle played out on her TV screen at their Jubilee Hills home in Hyderabad Naseema told midday that she just couldnrsquot watch the tense encounter ldquoI watched till 55 in the second set and from then I couldnrsquot It was getting too intense for me Elena was playing out of her skin and I was getting nervous So I walked out of the room went into the balcony sat on our jhoola swing and began praying for Sania My younger daughter Anam kept coming out and telling me the score thereafter with each passing gamerdquo Nasima said from Hyderabad yesterdayAlso viewWimbledon 2015 finale Photos Glory glitz glamour and emotionsSmiles unlimited The IndoSwiss pair of Mirza and Martina Hingis beat Russians Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova 57 76 75 PicAFPSister actShe followed every game through the eyes of Anam 21 while her elder daughterrsquos brilliant winners saw the top seeds rally to beat the No 2 RussiansldquoAnam kept running up and down telling me the score and it was turning out to be in Saniarsquos favour so I decided to stay put on the jhoola for the remainder of the matchrdquo added Naseema who however predicted the end as soon as the tournament organisers decided to close the roof at Centre Court due to bad lightMirzaHingis celebrate a break of serve against Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova in Saturdayrsquos ladies doubles final at Wimbledon ldquoIt was 55 again in the third set and Anam told me that there was going to be a break as the roof was being closed Thatrsquos when I knew this one is in the bag I was confident Sania would win because she plays very well indoors Her game just lifts up in indoor arenas she revels in the noise and the overall atmosphere Right enough SaniaMartina won both the next games and with it the ChampionshiprdquoSanias mother Naseema Mirza Naseema got nostalgic as her daughter conquered the field on the hallowed turf of Wimbledon ldquoI remember how it all began at the age of six As Sania grew I began traveling across the country with her carrying her kit bag staying away from home for so many days In fact Mumbai was one of the most important tennis nurseries for Sania We stayed at my friend Meela Parikhrsquos home on Marine DriveThose Mumbai daysldquoI remember Sania won some nationallevel tournaments in Mumbai mdash Pravin Bhargav was coaching then and he had his academy Bandra Gymkhana was also one venue where Sania won Meelarsquos daughter Anuja played with Sania and we mothers had a little group of our ownMeela had these guest houses in Ahmedabad Madras and we all stayed there Those were fun times for us moms and equally intense for our girls who sweated it out Wimbledon is the tournament every tennis player dreams of playing Itrsquos called the Mecca of tennis and to go out there and win it is like the icing on the cake after all the hardwork Sania has put in over yearsrdquoSo what words did mother and daughter exchange after the win ldquoWhen Sania called me her first words were lsquoAlhamdulillah which means lsquothanks be to Godrsquo in Arabic Irsquove done it maarsquo I told her how nervous she had made all of us here and asked her why she was kindof hiding during the initial stages of the final And Sania admitted that she was a bit nervous to start with but then as the match progressed she and Martina opened up This is a brilliant partnership and I hope it stays that wayrdquo Naseema signed off