After the flag controversy during the Hopman cup, Sania had spoke of not playing in India but insisted that it never meant that she will not play in her home country forever.

“I never said I do not want to play in India. It was something put into my mouth and blown out of proportion. I had just said that ‘this week (Bangalore Open) I don’t want to play’.

“I love playing in India and who would not want play before the home crowd and fans. I would play tournament in India if it suits my Tour schedule,” she said.

Sania though utilised her absence from the court to improve her fitness. She is looking in a lot better shape and she revealed how she did it.

“I was getting obsessed to run. I was on the treadmill. I needed to take care of the upper part of the body. I did lot of cardios. Going to gym, getting rehabilitation. And I think it was a blessing in disguise,” she said.

She might be on the verge of crashing out of top-100 in the world rankings, but Sania says it does not affect her.

“Rankings have never bothered me. As a player the benchmark for me is how you feel on the court. If I play crap on court and I am ranked 20 that does not make me a great tennis player. Important is how I feel. So I am not worried about the falling rankings.

“And it is not that I am playing bad and my ranking is falling, I am not playing at all,” she signed off.