India's 5 biggest hopes at the Rio Olympics 2016

Sania Mirza

Mirza, pictured here with her Australian Open trophy, has been in top form this year

She has been in scintillating form since 2015, and doubles World No. 1 Sania Mirza spent most of 2015 winning Grand Slams and titles. With a new partner in former singles No.1 and tennis legend Martina Hingis, Mirza won titles at Wimbledon and the US Open and together with Hingis beat the most recent women’s doubles winning streak.

After ending 2015 in the top-ranked spot, Mirza and Hingis blazed through the 2016 Australian Open. That Grand Slam title came on the back of title wins at Sydney’s Apia International and at the Brisbane International.

Following that, Mirza and Hingis went on to set a 41 match-winning streak, also winning the first-ever St. Petersburg Ladies’ trophy this year.

Although she has been having a bit of a dry spell with her titles, Mirza has been in top form since 2015, and been honing her quick, powerful groundstrokes. Should she be partnered by 17-time Grand Slam winner Leander Paes, who has an Olympic bronze medal to his credit, a renewed Sania Mirza could help bring laurels to India in tennis.

Given, however, that Martina Hingis will partner GOAT Roger Federer in the doubles, the pair’s skills will be seriously tested should they face off against the Swiss legends.