‘Play. set. ‘Celebrate’: Sania Mirza shares life update ahead of Australian Open

Eighteen years after playing her first Grand Slam, India’s top tennis player Sania Mirza He is set to play his last match at the Australian Open before ending his illustrious career at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships next month. During an interview with WTA, Mirza talked about her plans to retire.

The 36-year-old Sania, who is married to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, has been living in Dubai for over a decade and would like to bid adieu to the game on her home turf.

In a post titled Life Update, Mirza Says, “As I prepare to play my first Australian Open 18 years after playing my first Australian Open and again in February to play the Dubai Open, I have a lot of emotions brimming with pride and gratitude, perhaps for being at the forefront of I take pride in whatever I have achieved in the last 20 years of my professional career”.

Read Sania Mirza’s full statement here.

SaniaThe six-time major champion – three in doubles and three in mixed doubles – has signed to compete at this month’s Australian Open alongside Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina. The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, a WTA 1000 event, begins on 19 February.

At the Australian Open, Sania will compete in the women’s doubles event with Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina. Sania made her Australian Open debut in 2005 and won the mixed doubles and women’s doubles titles in 2009 and 2014 respectively.

Australian Open 2023

Dates

Start: January 16

Expires: January 29

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal is the defending men’s champion and will chase a record 23rd men’s Grand Slam singles title, but Australian Ashleigh Barty will not defend her women’s singles title after her shock retirement from the sport last year.