The Uberoi sisters... (WTA Indian Wells)

Post by **jayakris** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:30 pm

Yeah, it's about damn time! ... Good to see that IND ...

[Damn, that means I can't goof off on making a web page for her anymore .. Soon after Sania's page, I will need to make one for her too]

Jay

Post by **Dhruv** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:16 pm

Her name is in the entry list for Hyderabad unless I am missing something?

gvhvhg · Post by **gvhvhg** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:47 pm

gvhvhg · Post by **gvhvhg** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:47 pm

Great going in Pattaya Shikha!!! And even better is to see the good old IND!

gvhvhg · Post by **gvhvhg** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:00 pm

So i am expecting that when the WTA Rankings come out next week Shikha will go from the American #22 to the Indian #2.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:33 pm

Indian Express newspaper has reported that ITF has cleared Shikha to play for India.
Good news for those of you cheering her to play from India. I still think it's unfair to the homegrown players who will be denied a representation (Fed cup, wild cards in domestic competition, etc.) because of an import.

Following is the link:
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story ... oins~Sania

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 3: Shikha Uberoi has finally been cleard to represent India in international tournaments. The US citizen, ranked 149 in WTA ratings, will be eligible to play for India in the Fed Cup and other tournamnets, according to a decision taken at the ITF board of directors meet on January 24 at Melbourne.

Post by **jayakris** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:48 pm

Hey, we discussed that before .. I disagree .. If any home-grown player who is even somewhat near her in results is denied opportunities, I would complain .. I would complain more if she does not show enough Indian-ness in her heart --- that also does not appear to be the case.

To feel India in your heart you would normally need to be brought up by Indian parents in a certain way, and this too applies to her case.

That she is born in India is gravy too ...

Jay

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:52 pm

One more arcticle on Shikha in Rediff.
http://us.rediff.com/sports/2005/feb/05uberoi.htm

She actually plans to move out of US in the near future (if I have to take a guess it would be India... or may be Bahamas like many tennis players do for monetary reasons).

Shikha also revealed that she planned to move out of the US sometime in near future while stressing on the need for tennis players in India to be given opportunities to go abroad and play big tournaments.

Post by **jayakris** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:52 pm

Conchita Martinez is now in the final at the Pattaya City with three more wins after beating Shikha in the first round ..

Jay

potato · Post by **potato** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:56 pm

And now, Conchita Martinez has won the Pattaya title, beating none other than Anna Lena Groenefeld in three sets

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:14 pm

Groenefeld is clearly a player who is steadily rising through the ranks. That Shikha came so perilously close to beating Martinez should really give her enormous confidence.
Sania of course beat Groenefeld in the SF of the Palm Beach Gardens event (US$50K, on clay) in December. And Groenefeld, in turn, had in the previous round beaten Czink (who plays Shikha in Hyderabad's R1 in the week ahead). Sania and Shikha are already playing like top-100 players, and Hyderabad should help cement this.

Post by **jayakris** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:11 am

A nice artcle on Shikha in The Hindu:

Playing for India is my motivation: Shikha

Jay

Post by **jayakris** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:10 am

Shikha is indeed quite a level-headed, well-spoken and sweet girl.

Jay