Sania Mirza : Competitiveness is in My Blood

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna won the Australian Open semifinals in mixed doubles

She's been wearing tape on her leg for the past two weeks

she takes her seat in Melbourne Park's main interview room

she gives a congratulatory thumbs up and smiles politely at the reporters present.

In 2005, at the age of 18, she became the youngest Indian woman to ever reach the third round of the Australian Open

she ultimately fell to Serena Williams in the semifinals. 

Mirza, who was wearing a bright yellow T-shirt, a white skirt, a white visor, and a ponytail, lost in two sets.