Kodagu :

While majority of the urbanites celebrated New Year partying at various hotels and resorts, three tennis aces of the country preferred to welcome the New Year amidst nature and tranquillity.

Tennis players Sania Mirza and Somdev Devvarman visited Rohan Bopanna’s house located in Madapura in Kodagu district to spend time with their family and usher the 2015. Sania Mirza, who arrived to Madapura on Dec. 29, is said to have been spellbound on seeing the coffee estates.

The trio visited the North Coorg Club on Dec. 31 and partied along with friends and families on the New Year’s eve.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Rohan Bopanna’s father M.G. Bopanna said that Sania Mirza, who was fascinated to see the coffee estates, also learnt about coffee processing.

The tennis aces visited Madapura Tennis Club and displayed their tennis skills to budding tennis players. Sania Mirza also played along with a few school children during her stay in Kodagu. M.G. Bopanna added that Sania had visited their house to celebrate New Year since she could not attend Rohan’s wedding held last year.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Monday , January 05th, 2015