Asiad: Sania clinches silver

India's silver medallist Sania Mirza holds the tricolour as she poses for a photograph with Indian officials after the Mixed Doubles tennis event of 16th Asian Games at Aoti Tennis Centre in Guangzhou on Monday, November 22, 2010. The Indian hopes of a gold medal in the Asian Games women's singles tennis event were dashed when Sania Mirza settled for a bronze after losing to third seed Akgul Amanmuradova in the semifinals in Guangzhou on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

Tennis players Sania Mirza (right) and Vishnu Vardhan celebrate after winning a point against Chinese Taipei during the final match of Mixed Doubles tennis event of the 16th Asian Games, in Guangzhou on Monday, November 22, 2010.

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza reacts after losing the semifinal match to Uzbekistans Akgul Amuanmuradova at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

V K Verma (left), President of the Badminton Association of India, watches the women's semifinal match between Indias Sania Mirza and Uzbekistans Akgul Amuanmuradova at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

Uzbekistans Akgul Amuanmuradova celebrates after her win over Indian tennis player Sania Mirza during the women's semifinals of the 16th Asian Games at Aoti Tennis Centre in Guangzhou, China on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza reacts during the women's semifinal match against Uzbekistans Akgul Amuanmuradova at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

Uzbekistans Akgul Amuanmuradova celebrates after her win over Indian tennis player Sania Mirza during the women's semifinals of the 16th Asian Games at Aoti Tennis Centre in Guangzhou, China on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza displays her silver medal after the Mixed Doubles tennis event of 16th Asian Games at Aoti Tennis Centre in Guangzhou on Monday, November 22, 2010.

Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza returns the ball to Thailands Tanasugarn during the quaterfinals of 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on Saturday, November 20, 2010.

India's Somdev Devvarman (right) and Sanam Singh celebrate with the Tri-colour after winning gold medal in the Men's Doubles Tennis event of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on Monday, November 22, 2010.

India's Somdev Devvaramn celebrates after winning the gold in Men's Doubles tennis event of 16th Asian Games at Aoti Tennis Centre in Guangzhou on Monday, November 22, 2010.

Indias Sanam Singh returns the ball in the Men's Doubles Tennis event of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on Monday, November 22, 2010.

India's Somdev Devvaramn celebrates after winning the gold in Men's Doubles tennis event of 16th Asian Games at Aoti Tennis Centre in Guangzhou on Monday, November 22, 2010.

Karti P Chidambaram, Vice President of All India Tennis Association, along with an official cheers for Somdev Devvaramn and Sanam Singh during the Men's Doubles tennis event of 16th Asian Games at Aoti Tennis Centre in Guangzhou on Monday, November 22, 2010.