Australian Open: Mohammed Azharuddin congratulates Sania Mirza after star finishes as mixed-doubles runners-up

Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin congratulated Sania Mirza on her nice profession in tennis after the star completed as blended doubles runners-up on the Australian Open 2023.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 27, 2023 12:00 IST

Australian Open: Azharuddin congratulates Sania on mixed-doubles runners-up end (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin congratulated Sania Mirza on her stellar tennis profession after the Indian star completed her Grand Slam profession as runners-up within the blended doubles last of the Australian Open 2023. Azharuddin took to social media to pay tribute to Sania, saying that the Hyderabad-born tennis star paved the trail for a lot of aspiring sportswomen internationally.

Mirza will finish her profession with six Grand Slam titles after failing to win the Australian Open blended doubles trophy with compatriot Rohan Bopanna on Friday. Unseeded Bopanna and Sania misplaced 6-7(2) 2-6 to the Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Mataos within the last at Rod Laver Arena.

“Congratulations on your great career run, Sania Mirza. As you bow out of grand slam tennis, you have paved the path for many aspiring sportswomen. Well played! @MirzaSania,” Azharuddin tweeted.

“If I cry, these are happy tears. That’s just a disclaimer. I’m still going to play a couple of more tournaments but my journey of my professional career started in Melbourne,” an emotional Sania mentioned as she struggled to carry again tears.

“Rohan was my first-ever mixed doubles partner when I was 14 and we won the nationals, it was 22 year ago and I couldn’t think of a better person, he’s my best friend and one of my best partners to finish my career,” Sania mentioned, thanking Bopanna, who has one French Open blended doubles title to his credit score.

The 36-year-old, who earlier introduced that the WTA occasion in Dubai subsequent month can be her swansong, is India’s most completed lady tennis participant, having gained six Grand Slam titles, together with three blended doubles trophies.

Sania had three ladies’s doubles and as many blended doubles trophies in her cabinet heading into her last Major event. Bopanna, 42, has one French Open blended doubles title to his identify.

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Jan 27, 2023