Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Sania Mirza on Teaching Son to Handle Defeat
Sania Mirza, a famous tennis player, talked about how she plays sports with her son.
She said she doesn't let him win easily, but he is really good at football and even beats her sometimes.
When they play other games like padel or tennis, her son gets upset when he loses.
Sania has to remind him that it's okay to lose sometimes.
She also said her son is smart and teams up with her to win.
Sunil Chhetri, a football legend, was listening and asked about this.
Sania shared that she tries to teach her son to be a good sport and not get too angry when he loses.
Sania Mirza is highly competitive with her son in sports.
Her son beats her at football but they also play padel and tennis.
Mirza praises her son's hand-eye coordination and smart strategies.
Her son gets upset when he loses, prompting Mirza to teach him resilience.
Mirza tones down her competitiveness to help her son learn sportsmanship.
- Who
- Sania Mirza and her son
- What
- Teaching her son to handle defeat in sports
- When
- During a podcast conversation
- Where
- On the podcast 'Serving It Up With Sania'
- Why
- To help her son develop resilience and sportsmanship
- Person
- Sania Mirza
- Podcast
- Serving It Up With Sania
- Co-Guest
- Sunil Chhetri
- Sports Played
- Football, Padel, Tennis
- Son's Skill
- Beats Mirza at football
- Son's Strategy
- Teams up with Mirza to win
- Mirza's Approach
- Tones down competitiveness to teach resilience