According to the BBC website:-Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her fiancé have called off their engagement, according to a statement issued by the player’s family.

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Saniya Mirza was officially engaged to family friend Sohrab Mirza last July.

Saniya Mirza said that she had been friends with Mr Mirza for five years, “but found we are incompatible during our engagement period”.

Saniya Mirza is India’s most successful woman tennis player. Mr Sohrab Mirza is a business management student.

At the time of the engagement, Ms Mirza’s family had said that the marriage would take place after two years.

In a career often hit by injuries, Sania Mirza touched a high of 34 in world rankings and is currently placed at 56.

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