The Indian tennis star and the spouse of Pakistani national cricketer Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza, has bid farewell to the tennis court forever.
After playing her last grand slam match, Sania Mirza congratulated the rival team on their victory after she and her partner Rohan Bopanna were defeated in the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open by the Brazilian pair by 6-7, 2-6.
Tears rolled down her eyes as she spoke to the media and said that her professional career started in Melbourne and this is the place she chose to end it. She expressed her gratitude to her parents and her friends for their continuous support.
The Indian tennis star had recently announced in an interview given to the website of the Women’s Tennis Association that she will retire from tennis after the event in Dubai next month.