Indian tennis star Sania Mirza called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday after her victory in the US Open mixed doubles last week.

Sania met the Prime Minister in a courtesy visit. She was accompanied by her mother Naseema Mirza.

“Indian tennis player and winner of the 2014 US Open Mixed Doubles Event, Ms Sania Mirza, called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today,” a PIB release said.

Partnering Bruno Soares of Brazil, Sania clinched her third mixed doubles Grand Slam title last week.

Modi had also congratulated Sania just after her victory.

“Congratulations to Sania Mirza for the victory in the US Open Mixed Doubles Finals. We are very proud of the achievement @MirzaSania,” the PMO had tweeted.

On Wednesday, Sania met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in Hyderabad. She is the brand ambassador of the newly-formed state.

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