Sania Mirza

Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik has penned an emotional message for his wife Sania Mirza after her Australian Open mixed doubles final loss on Friday.

Malik has now taken to Twitter and praised his wife and said he was the much-needed hope all women in sports. The star player had announced before the tournament in Melbourne that it would be her final Grand Slam appearance. [By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): Sania Mirza's husband and Pakistan cricketer Shoiab Malik heaped praise on the Indian tennis star and said he was super proud of her effort at the Australian Open.

On Friday, in the final Grand Slam event of her career, Sania, alongside compatriot Rohan Bopanna, narrowly missed out on the title. The duo, vying for ...

Super proud of you for all you have achieved in your career. They would eventually win three of the next four games, and win the match on Sania’s next service game. – You are the much needed hope for all the women in sports.

Mirza's illustrious run in Melbourne came to an end when she and Rohan Bopanna lost in straight sets to Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos of Brazil in the ...

Super proud of you for all you have achieved in your career. - You are the much needed hope for all the women in sports. "You are the much needed hope for all the women in sports. Malik recently praised his wife on Twitter and claimed that she was the much-needed inspiration for all female athletes. Sania will compete in two more tournaments in the United Arab Emirates before retiring. Sania completed her Grand Slam career with three women's doubles titles and the same number in mixed doubles.

Pakistan cricketer and Sania's husband, Shoaib Malik hailed the Indian tennis ace for her achievements on the tennis court. The former Pakistan captain's ...

Rod Laver Arena has really been special in my life and I couldn't think of a better arena to finish my career at in a Grand Slam," Sania said. The presence of her son Izhaan , alongside family and friends made the occasion sweeter." The Rod Laver Arena has been a happy hunting ground for the Hyderabadi. "You are the much-needed hope for all the women in sports. With tears in her eyes, she did announce that this is not the absolute end of her career as she is planning to play a couple of tournaments more but they certainly won't be Grand Slams. She and her partner Rohan Bopanna went down 6-7(2) 2-6 to the Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Mataos in the final at the Rod Laver Arena to finish as runners-up of the mixed doubles event.

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna came second to Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos of Brazil in the Australian Open mixed doubles final on Friday.

She had said earlier this month that the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February will mark the conclusion of her professional tennis career. Sania Mirza won two Grand Slam tournaments at the Australian Open. Rafael Matos and Luisa Stefani worked well together to break Sania Mirza's serve in the fourth game. "Thank you,@MirzaSania for teaching an entire generation of young Indian girls how to dream, I was one of them. Wishing you the best of everything in life. You have inspired a whole generation of tennis talent in India & beyond.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is retiring from professional tennis after playing in the Dubai Tennis Championships 2023 in February following a decorated ...

(Image: Shutterstock) In 2015, Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to rise to No.1 in doubles and won nine WTA titles with her Swiss partner Martina Hingis. In 2009, Mirza won a WTA doubles title and her first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at the Australian Open with partner Bhupathi. Despite this setback, Mirza became the first Indian woman in tennis to surpass $1 million in career prize money, a testament to her successful career. (Image: Reuters) The following year, in 2002, Mirza achieved success early on in her career by winning three singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit.

Sania has won Grand Slams before. She even won a title at SW19 as a junior in 2003 coming up the ranks. But the 2023 Australian Open Mixed Doubles final is ...

She even won a title at SW19 as a junior in 2003 coming up the ranks. Sania Mirza is a story in herself. First, she was going into the tournament knowing this was her last major.

Mirza, who leaves tennis in India as a sleeping giant, has been a trailblazer nonetheless. “I would like to have a quieter life,” she said after the mixed ...

In her debut, she became the first Indian woman to reach the third round of a major in singles, losing 6-4, 6-1 to Williams, and reached the fourth round at the U.S. We are everywhere, and the fact is, when I go to a restaurant in Melbourne, and I walk there, I am stopped here, too. “It was not the India of today. “I think if I had to pick one attribute of Sania, it’s that she was fearless,” Hegde said. “And it’s not just the Indian people, it’s also the people from the subcontinent: the Pakistanis and the Bangladeshis and the Sri Lankans. “That was scary enough 18 years ago,” she said. “I would like to have a quieter life,” she said after the mixed doubles final. That was too low for direct entry but with the Australian Open eager to build its regional connections and identity, she received a wild card as the top eligible Asian player. “I looked like a mummy,” Mirza said with a chuckle. “I hope that I’ve been able to bring that little mind-set shift where becoming an athlete can be a career option for a young girl, and I mean the first option.” She was a confident teenager with a big forehand and personality, but injuries and her limited mobility kept her from improving on those results in singles, peaking at No. Doubles, even with Mirza in the mix, remains a sideshow to singles.

The six-time Grand Slam champion Sania Mirza had announced last month that she would be hanging up her boots for good in February after the WTA 1000 in ...

[Dailymotion ](https://www.dailymotion.com/DeccanHerald) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/DeccanHerald) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares were top-seeded in the tournament and won an expected victory. Mirza however fell to Michaëlla Krajicek and exited the tournament. At the time, she had beaten two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in her opening game.

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The tennis ace, however, is set to retire next month after the WTA event in Dubai. To have women stars as well is something, that's the way forward really. The IPL has been running since 2008.

For young girls, and old, Sania Mirza was, will always remain, a source of pride and inspiration. A confident and unapologetic woman, she spoke her mind.

One of a kind, Sania will always be an icon for young girls, and boys. But for young girls, and old, Sania was, will always remain, a source of inspiration. But Sania kept tennis front and centre.