Happy Birthday, Sania!

Today Sania turns 19. Many happy returns of the day, Sania!
2005 has been a magical year for India's tennis glamour girl -- Sania Mirza. She is one of India's hottest stars and is as popular as Sachin Tendulkar or Amitabh Bachchan.

She received a wild card for the Australian Open in January this year, where she became the first Indian woman to reach the third round. Since then, she has not looked back. Sania, who ended last year at number 206, is currently number 31 in the world tennis ratings. No matter which part of the world she plays in, Sania always attracts a huge audience. Everything about the tennis ace attracts attention -- her serve, her ground strokes, her fitness, the messages on her t-shirts, her nose ring, her attire on court…

She was also on the cover of 'Time'.

For Your Heart Only

India's women tennis sensation Sania Mirza endorsed the ''Save A Child's Heart'' (SACH) bands. The SACH bands are embedded with a slogan like ''Let us save children with Heart Diseases, let us wear the SACH band.'' ''I wear one'', said Sania yesterday.

The bands are available at multiple outlets here and cost Rs 50 per band. The proceeds from the sale of these bands will go towards providing financial aid for the treatment of children with heart diseases, according to a release from the corporate Apollo Hospital.