Tennis ace Sania Mirza outwitted an Indian TV anchor after being asked about her plans for motherhood and 'settling down'.
Married to former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza released her Autobiography 'Ace Against Odds' yesterday in Hyderabad. In a televised interview with host Rajdeep Sardesai, the tennis star was asked about her plans for motherhood.
"Amidst all the celebrityhood, when is Sania going to settle down.....What about motherhood? Building a family?" asked Sardesai."It seems like you don’t want to retire yet to settle down."
In an outburst, Sania responded: "You don't think I am settled? You sound disappointed that I am not choosing motherhood over being number one in the world."
She, however, went for answering the question saying: "This is one of the questions we have to face all the time as women....Unfortunately, that's when we are settled and no matter how many Wimbledons we win or number ones we become, we don't become 'settled'."
The response humbled Sardesai forcing him to apologize instantly.
"I must apologize. I think I phrased that question very badly," said the anchor. "I promise you are right, I would not have asked that to a male athlete".
The answer seemingly pacified the tennis star who said: "I hope that a few years from now, a girl, when she's 29, is not asked the question when she’s going to have a child when she is number one in the world."
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