Hyderabad: Tennis star Sania Mirza, who was summoned in connection with an alleged case of non-payment of Service Tax, has denied of any tax evasion.

In response to the summons issued earlier this month, her Chartered Accountant appeared on her behalf before the Service Tax authorities on Wednesday, and contended that the one crore rupee was given to her by the Telangana government was a training incentive and not towards becoming state’s brand ambassador. Sources said, the authorities are studying the documents before initiating future course of action.