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Not many know that Remix's red haired Anvesha (Priya Wal) has been a professional tennis player before she ventured into modelling.
Priya started playing the sport from the time she was 15 or 16 year old. "I have played for Rajasthan and also spent two years of intensive training in Chennai's Tennis Academy."
Steffi Fan
The actress recalls her earlier days when she would worship Steffi Graff. "I used be a huge fan of Steffi Graf and Andre Aggasi. In fact, I would even tell my friends that it would be a dream to see them get married someday. Everyone would laugh at me then."
So why didn't she pursue tennis as her main profession? "It is a very expensive sport. An average racquet costs anywhere between 6000-7000 bucks. Also there's a lot of travelling involved and there are no instant rewards. I anyways was never looking at tennis as means of earning money."
Anything for Tennis
Even though she is a television actress and doesn't get enough time play as much as before, Priya makes it a point to visit Goregaon Sports Complex whenever she has the time.
So much that she is in fact, planning to shift her residence closer to the club to cut down on the travelling time. "Yes I am looking at renting a room near the complex so I can play more tennis. Right now I am staying in Malad, and it does take time travelling back and forth from the club."
When asked who she plays the game with, Priya said, "I really haven't met die-hard tennis enthusiasts where I play. But I am looking forward to meet people who love the game as much as me. Till then I am enjoying playing with my coach and some 12 year old kids."
Kudos Sania
What about Sania Mirza, what does she think of her? Priya says, "I admire her for the way she has broken into the world rankings.
It isn't easy for a tennis player to reach that far without hard work. With cricket being the most promoted and popular game today, tennis players find it hard to find a platform. In such times, I applaud Sania for her achievements."
tushar.joshi@mid-day.com
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Priya started playing the sport from the time she was 15 or 16 year old. "I have played for Rajasthan and also spent two years of intensive training in Chennai's Tennis Academy."
Steffi Fan
The actress recalls her earlier days when she would worship Steffi Graff. "I used be a huge fan of Steffi Graf and Andre Aggasi. In fact, I would even tell my friends that it would be a dream to see them get married someday. Everyone would laugh at me then."
So why didn't she pursue tennis as her main profession? "It is a very expensive sport. An average racquet costs anywhere between 6000-7000 bucks. Also there's a lot of travelling involved and there are no instant rewards. I anyways was never looking at tennis as means of earning money."
Anything for Tennis
Even though she is a television actress and doesn't get enough time play as much as before, Priya makes it a point to visit Goregaon Sports Complex whenever she has the time.
So much that she is in fact, planning to shift her residence closer to the club to cut down on the travelling time. "Yes I am looking at renting a room near the complex so I can play more tennis. Right now I am staying in Malad, and it does take time travelling back and forth from the club."
When asked who she plays the game with, Priya said, "I really haven't met die-hard tennis enthusiasts where I play. But I am looking forward to meet people who love the game as much as me. Till then I am enjoying playing with my coach and some 12 year old kids."
Kudos Sania
What about Sania Mirza, what does she think of her? Priya says, "I admire her for the way she has broken into the world rankings.
It isn't easy for a tennis player to reach that far without hard work. With cricket being the most promoted and popular game today, tennis players find it hard to find a platform. In such times, I applaud Sania for her achievements."
tushar.joshi@mid-day.com
courtesy mid-day
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