Sania Mirza has made a come back to practice after being forced to remain on the sidelines for over seven weeks with a knee injury. Sania played for only about 30 minutes at the Centre Court in the SAAP Tennis Complex.

South African trainer Heath Mathew has given Sania a strict schedule which she has to follow in an effort to make successful recovery to full match fitness.

Mirza plans to take part in the German open which begins on May 7 but if that doesn’t happen the contingency plan seems to be participating atleast in the Morocco Open which commences a week later. When asked about what she would to do, she said, “We will see how things develop over the next four to five days.”

Imran, her father also metioned that she should take one step at a time. “She looks rusty after the long break,” he said.