Girl power! Virat Kohli congratulates Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis

Virat Kohli saw the Wimbledon 2015 men’s singles semis with Sachin Tendulkar on Friday. (Source: AP)

After Sachin Tendulkar, India Test captain Virat Kohli congratulated Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis, who won the Wimbledon 2015 women’s doubles final on Saturday.

The Indo-Swiss pair defeated Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7 7-6 (4) 7-5 in a thrilling final at the Centre Court.

Girl Power. Congratulations @MirzaSania and @mhingis. What a comeback from 1 set down #Champions #Wimbledon2015

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 12, 2015

Soon after the win, micro-blogging site Twitter was flooded with congratulatory messages with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee leading from the front.

With this win, Sania Mirza has now become the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam in the women’s doubles category.