By defeating Bartoli in the 3rd round of the US Open, Mirza becomes the first Indian woman to reach the 4th round of the US Open. Just to give an idea of the accomplishment, no Indian woman had appeared in the main draw of a Grand Slam before Mirza in the Australian Open, 2005.

In the US Open, Mirza has made further strides, much faster than many people anticipated. Versus Maria Sharapova in round 4, there is no pressure on the 18 year old. Can Mirza create an upset and defeat Sharapova? She did defeat the defending US Open champion Kuznetsova a few months ago. Very unlikely that Mirza will win versus Sharapova.

One thing is for sure, Indian tennis fans are very happy!

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