LONDON: Not playing Wimbledon, wasn't a factor Sania Mirza entertained. Ranking points or no.
Seated in the sprawling player restaurant, sporting a caramel-hued Nike kit, the 35-year-old, said, between bites of strawberries and cream, that while grass may not be her favourite surface, the tournament, where she has won the junior girls' and women's doubles titles, held a special place in her heart.