Sania Mirza, a 36-year-old tennis player, is playing the last matches of their professional career. Sania recently played Australian Open 2023 Mixed Doubles Final. She and Rohan Bopanna played in AO 2023 mixed doubles finals and lost the title after a tiring battle. Opponents Brazilian duo Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos played with great enthusiasm and won their first Grand Slam title against the Indian duo.
This was the last Grand Slam title that Sania could have won, but despite her efforts, it wasn’t meant for her this time. Regardless of how it ended, we must appreciate Sania Mirza for her participation in the sport, and praise her for the recognization she got across the world.
Sania Mirza’s Farewell
Sania Mirza gave a speech after losing her career’s last grand slam title. The ace tennis star couldn’t stop her tears after the match. Sania said that if she cries today, the tears would be a part of her joy. She stated that she started her Grand Slam career 18 years ago in Melbourne alongside Serena Williams.
“My professional career started in Melbourne… I couldn’t think of a better arena to finish my [Grand Slam] career at.”
We love you, Sania ❤️@MirzaSania • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/E0dNogh1d0
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 27, 2023
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“It started in Melbourne in 2005 alongside Serena Williams. It is scarily 18 years now and I come back here, again and again, to win some great tournaments here. It has been a great experience in my life.” Sania said during her speech.
She couldn’t stop her tears while remembering her journey in sports. The crowd and her opponent applauded her after this.
Here’s a list of titles that Sania Mirza has won throughout her career:
Sania Mirza posted her last picture from the Australian Open 2023 Mixed Doubles Final. She captioned the picture with “The last dance”.
The last dance 🧚🏽♀️💜🎾 @AustralianOpen @WTA pic.twitter.com/mR6omkQjB2
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) January 22, 2023
Sania’s son greeted her just before the match and that is the kind of inspiration everyone deserves.
Cuteness alert ❤️❤️
Sania Mirza's son Izhaan running out on the court to celebrate her mum reaching the #AustralianOpen mixed doubles final is the kind of positivity we all need!pic.twitter.com/bcm67Zc7BS
— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) January 26, 2023
Sania Mirza’s Grand Slam career ends here and her farewell was celebrated all over social media platforms. See how people praised her during the last times of her career:
Many congratulations my dear friend @MirzaSania on your glorious career.. you have been an inspiration to a generation- a super achiever that has made every Indian across the globe proud. I wish you only the best for your future endeavours . Much love #SaniaMirza #GOAT𓃵 pic.twitter.com/AywCMsSpQZ
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) January 27, 2023
Sania Mirza is playing the last Grand Slam match of her career today 🥲
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2005 #AusOpen 🎾@MirzaSania • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/Mefl9mkNh7
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 27, 2023
Will the Sania Mirza story have its fairytale Grand Slam ending? #AustralianOpen pic.twitter.com/T5WQbFEmfc
— ESPN India (@ESPNIndia) January 25, 2023
When Sania Mirza won her first Asian Games medal for India , Federer had yet to win a Grand Slam tournament, Elena Rybakina was still in her diapers, Saurav Ganguly was the Indian cricket captain, and Sachin Tendulkar was scoring centuries, not Arjun!
Quite an innings!— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) January 27, 2023