Sania Mirza uses celebrity match to test her fitness

Sania Mirza uses celebrity match to test her fitness

Recuperating from a back injury, Sania Mirza will be testing her fitness when she teams up with Mahesh Bhupathi for a celebrity match in the city on Sunday.

'I'm coming out of an injury and I'm not perfectly fit yet.

I'll soon leave for Ausralia (to train under renowned coach Tone Roche). You can call that I'll take to test my fitness and see how my back is,'' Sania told a press conference where the draw of the ABN Amro Tennis Challenge was announced.

The celebrity matches, part of the ABN Amro Tennis Challenge, will follow Hopman Cup format where India will take on Holland.

US-based Shikha Uberoi plays Michaella Krajicek, sister of 1996 Wimbledon winner Richard Krajicek in the first singles while Mahesh Bhupathi takes on the Dutch star, also the Tournament Director for the ABN Amro Tennis Challenge, in the second singles.

Bhupathi partners Sania to take on the Krajicek siblings in mixed doubles later on Sunday.