The Sunfeast Open, to be staged her in the next fortnight, will have two star attractions: Sania Mirza, of course, fresh from her exploits at Flushing Meadows, and Virginia Ruano Pascual.Virginia Who? Well, she’s one half of the world’s top doubles pair and Kolkata will see her partner Sania.With her regular partner Paola Suarez, Spain’s Pascual has won eight Grand Slams. She’s a big catch for the WTA organisers, and tournament director Jaidip Mukerjea was all smiles as he announced this today. ‘‘It doesn’t get bigger than this’’, he said.‘‘This is a coup of sorts and is an incredible opportunity for India to project itself as a country rich in tennis talent thereby successively placing it on the global sporting arena.’’There are other big names lined up for Kolkata: Anastasia Myskina and Elena Likhovtseva lead the singles draw and Sania will be expected to do well too.Mukerjea added that a few more surprises are in store.
