Dominika Cibulková

Sania Mirza: What she said, really meant and definitely didn’t

Sania Mirza

What she said:

Just felt a earthquake here in Tokyo while practicing.. 5.6 they say..taking the words 'swept me off my feet' to a whole diff level..Yikes 😱

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) September 16, 2014

Sania Mirza feelingly quips on an earthquake north of Tokyo while at the Toray Tan Pacific Open.

Dominika Cibulkova, however, felt nothing.

“I didn’t even feel it. People were talking and I didn’t really know what was happening. But the chair umpire told me afterwards. That’s never happened to me.”

What Mirza really meant:

“The ground moved from under me and this time it was not Shoaib (Malik).”

What she definitely didn’t:

“Someone, hand me my broom please so that I can clean up this mess. All while I listen to Alanis Morrisette’s ‘Under Rug Swept’.”


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