I Deserve Wild Card for Olympics: Sania Mirza

Sania said her world has not fallen apart with the defeat at the French Open, despite the fact that it has dented her Olympic hopes severely.

"I think a sportsman looks at these things a bit differently. We just give it our best shot and try to take victories and defeats in our stride.”

"Yes, I`ve had a wonderful five months since my third surgery and it is satisfying to know that with ranking points from half a year`s performance, I`m still hovering around a top-10 spot in the world!," she said.

Sania came into the French Open a day after winning the Brussels Open trophy along with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

She is in good touch and the first round defeat at the hands of Nina Bratchikova of Russia and Edina

Gallovits-Hall of Romania came as a shock. Sania said having an injured Bethanie as her partner also had a role in the defeat.

"The opponents played brilliantly but Bethanie injured her toe severely in the singles the previous day and was in considerable pain all through the doubles match.

"She still played her heart out and that`s the kind of gutsy player she is. These things happen in tennis and one has to be prepared for wins and losses. Who could have predicted a first round loss for Serena Williams after she was two points away from winning the match in the second set?," she said.

Sania had focused more on doubles, keeping in mind the Olympics and played singles tournament selectively in the past few months.

Asked if she will be back to routine singles on the Tour or would continue to focus on doubles, she replied, "I`ll take a call when the time comes."