Sania Mirza: Star tennis player announces retirement amidst Divorce rumours, to play her last match THIS month

Sania Mirza: After having her retirement date pushed back from 2022 due to injuries, Sania Mirza, once the top-ranked doubles player in the world from India, has announced that she would retire at the age of 36 following next month's Dubai Tennis Championships.

Mirza, who is recognised as the best female tennis player in the nation, has won six Grand Slam doubles titles and will participate in her final major this month at the Australian Open, where she won the women's doubles title in 2016.

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What did Sania Mirza say on retirement?

In an interview, Mirza stated "I was going to stop right after the WTA Finals because we were going to make the WTA Finals, but I tore my tendon in my elbow right before U.S. Open, so I had to pull out of everything." Due to a persistent calf injury, Mirza had intended to retire at the end of the 2022 season; however, an elbow injury in August caused her to pull from the U.S. Open.

When Mirza triumphed in her native Hyderabad in 2005, she became the very first Indian woman to conquer a WTA singles title. She ranked 27th worldwide by 2007, breaking into the top 30.

After suffering from a persistent, career-threatening wrist illness, Mirza teamed up in doubles with Swiss superstar Martina Hingis. The self-described "Santina" duo won 14 titles, including Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.

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Sania Mirza to play in the Australian Open

Prior to retiring from tennis in the United Arab Emirates, where she has resided for more than 10 years with her husband, former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, Mirza will compete with Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina in the Australian Open, which starts on January 16.

Sania and her husband Shoaib Malik were recently in the news due to their widespread divorce rumours. However, nothing was confirmed by either parties officially. They even announced a show in midst of the rumours, in which the both were participating as hosts i.e. in 'The Mirza Malik Show.

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