After the Dubai Tennis Championships, Indian tennis prodigy Sania Mirza, 36, will stop her professional career, which she began more than 20 years ago.
In a recent interview with the Women’s Tennis Association, one of the finest women’s tennis players announced that she would retire next month.
Sania, who has been dealing with a calf injury, cited the age factor as a key reason as she decided to not push her body. “I really don’t have the capacity in my mind to emotionally push that much anymore,” she said, adding that her priorities are not the same anymore.
In her final appearance at a Grand Slam competition, she will play in the women’s doubles at the Australian Open this month alongside Anna Danilina. The talented athlete had originally intended to retire at the conclusion of the 2022 campaign, but an elbow injury prevented him from doing so.
After hanging her boots after 2 decades of professional tennis, Sania mentioned focusing on her academics in UAE, where she has resided after marriage with Pakistan’s former cricket Shoaib Malik.
The 36-year-old, who has won six Grand Slam doubles titles, elevated South Asian women’s sports to new heights. She made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a singles championship in the Women’s Tennis Association.
