Sania Mirza took to Instagram on Friday to make clear that the upcoming version of the Australian Open, starting on January 16 will likely be her final.
In an emotional notice which was captioned – “Life update”, Mirza wrote, “Thirty (yes, 30!) years ago a 6 year old girl from Nasr School in Hyderabad, walked on learn how to play tennis as he thought that she was too little. The fight for our dreams began at 6!”
“With a lot of hope despite all the odds stacked against us, we dared to dream of playing in a Grand Slam some day and of representing our country with honour at the highest level in sport. As I look back at my career now, not only did I get to play well over half a century of Grand Slam tournaments but I was fortunate enough to win a bunch of them, too, with God’s grace.”
Life replace 🙂 pic.twitter.com/bZhM89GXga
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) January 13, 2023
The 36-year-old will likely be enjoying in girls’s doubles on the Australian Open this month alongside Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina, which will likely be her last look at a Grand Slam occasion after she missed the US Open final yr as a result of an elbow damage.
In a latest interview, former doubles World No. 1 Sania Mirza confirmed her plans to retire on the WTA 1000 occasion in Dubai subsequent month.
Mirza had initially deliberate to hold up her racquet after finishing the 2022 season however after damage issues sidelined her within the second half of the yr, she determined to delay the choice.