Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Monday said that the French Open is going to be the "toughest" Grand Slam for her and Swiss partner Martina Hingis as clay court is not among their favourite surfaces.
Having won three Grand Slam titles in a row, Sania and Hingis would hope to maintain the winning streak at the French Open, to be held in May.
"I hope that the chances are bright, considering we won the last three Grand Slams. But it is going to be our toughest Grand Slam to win. It is not our favourite surface. But we are doing whatever we can and hopefully we can get that 'Santina' slam, so to say," Sania told reporters here.
The Indo-Swiss pair's 41-match winning streak came to a halt after the world No.1 women's doubles combination went down fighting in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open last week to Russian duo of Elena Vesnina and Daria Kasatkina.
Sania, who was speaking at an event organised by Telangana Tourism, said Hingis, who plays for Hyderabad in the Vijay Amritraj-promoted Champions Tennis League, likes Hyderabad and Indian food very much, with biryani being her favourite.
(with agency inputs)