Strong is sexy, being very skinny is not attractive: Sania Mirza

New Delhi, Apr 22: Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, who is gearing up for the upcoming French Open, said that being strong is sexy and very skinny is not attractive.

“Strong is sexy. I don’t think very skinny is attractive. I think healthy, strong and muscular is extremely attractive,” Mirza said in an interview.

Mirza was talking about the level of fitness and strength she is supposed to have in order to maintain her high rank in international tennis.

“Tennis requires me to have a certain level of fitness and strength, and I’ll do everything I can to get there,” she said.

“I think everyone has their own way of dealing with fitness, everyone has their own way of dealing with stardom, life, and their career. I’m not the one who makes a call on what’s right or wrong. I can only recognize what’s best for me,” she added.

Talking about upcoming Rio Olympics, she said that there is only a very little chance to win a medal in mixed doubles.

“I don’t think there’s a chance to win a medal with whoever I play. I think we have a chance if we put our best team out there. Mixed doubles is one of the toughest events to win a medal. I think we have an outside chance to win a medal, but so do the other 15 teams. That’s just how tough or unpredictable it is,” she said.

Referring to the recent loss of Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis pair, she said that it is normal to have lost some games after a long streak of victory.

“After having the year we had, after peaking for that long to have lost a couple matches is normal. Last week, Novak (Djokovic) lost to a guy he had beaten easily before. It’s normal. You need to find the motivation again, the inspiration,” Mirza told The Times of India.

The Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis pair set a new record by winning 41 consecutive matches and also won the Australian Open last year. But the duo is in trouble as they lost three out of their last five matches.

Mirza also appreciated the attitude of Maria Sharapova who came out and said she had been using a banned drug for last 10 years. Mirza said that taking the full blame on herself and not blaming anybody else was classy.