Bollywood Celebs Congratulate Sania Mirza On US Open Win

Published: Monday, September 14, 2015, 13:17 [IST]

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and Farah Khan, among others have congratulated tennis player Sania Mirza, who along with her partner Martina Hingis won the women's doubles US Open crown.

It was Sania and Hingis' second Major title in a row, having won the Wimbledon championships earlier this season. Sania now has five Grand Slam titles in her collection.

She won three Mixed Doubles trophies, the last one coming at this very venue with Bruno Soares in 2014. Calling her win a joyous and proud moment, Bachchan wrote, "Sania Mirza & Hingis win Womens Doubles US Open .. bring great pride to us all.. such a joy to hear 'India' in commentary."

Check out what the other Bollywood celebrities had to say to Sania Mirza about her big win...

Farhan Akhtar

Farhan tweeted, "Congratulations to @MirzaSania and @mhingis on an awesome performance and for their victory. #USOpen2015."

Priyanka Chopra

"Congratulations @MirzaSania @mhingis !!! Wow! @usopen Doubles Champions! So proud! #GirlPower," Priyanka posted.

Varun Dhawan

Young star Varun Dhawan wrote, "Congratulations @MirzaSania from bringing home the title. #proud from Hyderabad."

Farah Khan

Filmmaker Farah Khan said, "Love to get news like this!! So happy! See you in Hyderabad baby."

Rahul Bose

"Joy over joy. @MirzaSania and @mhingis win the doubles! You continue to swell our hearts with pride, Sania! Superb! #USOpen2015," actor Rahul Bose tweeted.