Sania Mirza: An Indian icon exits the stage
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza: An Indian icon exits the stage

Live Mint  

On 21 February, a cool Tuesday evening in Dubai, Sania Mirza played her last professional match. Mirza is still the highest-ranked Indian in women’s doubles at 28 and made it to the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open last month. Instead of six, I would like to have 12 Grand Slams and be top player in the world in singles but that’s just not how life works.” The seeds of the tennis dream were sown when Mirza walked on to the Nizam Club’s cow-dung courts as a six-year-old. Her first Grand Slam win was the 2009 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi but it was Mirza’s partnership with Hingis that catapulted her to the top. I don’t have the will as much—it’s not zero—to put my body and put myself emotionally and mentally through that grind every day.” At this year’s Australian Open, a year after first announcing her plan to retire, Mirza fired up those dying embers once again, one last time.

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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China Daily  

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11 months ago

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China Daily  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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11 months, 1 week ago

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Firstpost  

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11 months, 1 week ago

No kidding around

China Daily  

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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1 year ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 3 months ago

Margaret Court - who is Australian tennis great whose record of 24 Grand Slam wins Novak Djokovic equalled at US Open

The Hindu  

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Sania Mirza back at Wimbledon; says she doesn’t miss the practice sessions but the competition
1 year, 5 months ago

Sania Mirza back at Wimbledon; says she doesn’t miss the practice sessions but the competition

Hindustan Times  

Sania Mirza might have stepped out of the tennis court after announcing her retirement earlier this year, but the sport refuses to her go. Sania Mirza has won six tennis Grand Slam titles – three in women’s doubles and three in mixed doubles Before her stint at Wimbledon, she made her debut as a commentator during the IPL 2023 tournament …

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1 year, 9 months ago

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News 18  

India’s Rutuja Bhosale shocked second seeded Valentini Grammatikopoulou with a remarkable 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory in the singles opening round of the ITF Women’s Open in Bengaluru on Wednesday. German Open: Lakshya Exits in First Round as Indian Challenge Ends Another Indian Zeel Desai, who had won her second ITF women’s tour title last month, also made a bright beginning …

In Pics: Sania Mirza bids farewell at place where it began
1 year, 9 months ago

In Pics: Sania Mirza bids farewell at place where it began

Hindustan Times  

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Sania Mirza, the shining light of Indian tennis
1 year, 9 months ago

Sania Mirza, the shining light of Indian tennis

The Hindu  

Athletes are judged at roughly four stages in their lives. Like Julian Barnes writes in The Sense of an Ending, “history is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.” The truly great athletes’ careers militates against this, and Sania Mirza, who recently called it quits at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis …

Sania Mirza’s career timeline (1999-2023): Six Grand Slam titles, World No.1 in doubles and more
1 year, 9 months ago

Sania Mirza’s career timeline (1999-2023): Six Grand Slam titles, World No.1 in doubles and more

The Hindu  

Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza bid farewell to the sport at the WTA1000 event in Dubai on February 21, 2023. FROM THE ARCHIVES - Sania Mirza: One last fling at the junior level 2004 - Wins first WTA doubles title at Hyderabad with USA’s Liezel Huber ; six singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. | Photo Credit: …

Sania Mirza wins Inspirational Icon award at Sportstar Aces 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Sania Mirza wins Inspirational Icon award at Sportstar Aces 2023

The Hindu  

Sania Mirza won the Inspirational Icon award at the Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Monday. The illustrious career of Mirza and the indelible impact she has left on Indian tennis doesn’t come as a surprise for those who followed her career right from when she was eight and started playing age-group tournaments on the …

Dubai Open: Barbora Krejcikova stuns world No 1 Iga Swiatek to win sixth career title
1 year, 9 months ago

Dubai Open: Barbora Krejcikova stuns world No 1 Iga Swiatek to win sixth career title

Firstpost  

The 27-year-old Czech snapped Swiatek’s six-match, 12-set winning streak with a 6-4, 6-2 result in one hour and 31 minutes, in front of a capacity crowd at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis stadium. Dubai: Barbora Krejcikova defeated world number one Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 to claim the Dubai WTA title on Saturday. It was a great week for me, I …

Sania Mirza to conclude her 20-year tennis stint with a final game in Hyderabad
1 year, 9 months ago

Sania Mirza to conclude her 20-year tennis stint with a final game in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

Former doubles World No. 1 Sania Mirza will be playing her last-ever tennis match, at the LB Tennis Stadium in Hyderabad as she concludes her illustrious career in the sport, the tennis star announced on Instagram. The first will be a rounders match between two teams, one led by Sania and the other by Rohan Bopanna while the second will …

Sania Mirza tribute: At her peak, she rose above the rest
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza tribute: At her peak, she rose above the rest

The Hindu  

For a professional athlete, every day is an exercise in the impossible. But Sania didn’t flinch, and with her in-your-face attitude percolating to her tennis, she reached the third round at the Australian Open in 2005 on her Slam singles debut. “That she was in the top-30 in singles, apart from all the doubles highs later, puts her in an …

'Indian Sports Changed With Her': Indian Tennis Fraternity Reflects on Sania Mirza's Incredible Career
1 year, 10 months ago

'Indian Sports Changed With Her': Indian Tennis Fraternity Reflects on Sania Mirza's Incredible Career

News 18  

Sania Mirza played her last match on 21 February in Dubai in a one-sided thrashing in women’s doubles. One of the greatest tennis players to emerge from India or even South Asia, Mirza won six Grand Slams titles including three doubles and three mixed doubles crowns. “Amazing credit to her for what she has done for the sport, for people …

Sania Mirza retirement: Swiatek, Jabeur and others congratulate Indian tennis star on a glorious career
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza retirement: Swiatek, Jabeur and others congratulate Indian tennis star on a glorious career

The Hindu  

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza ended her 20-year-long tennis career at the WTA1000 event in Dubai on Tuesday. READ - Sania Mirza: A peerless legend leaves a lasting legacy The six-time Grand Slam champion received congratulatory messages on social media from the tennis world on a glorious career during which she also became the World No.1 in doubles. Today #IndianTennis …

Sania Mirza: A peerless legend leaves a lasting legacy
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza: A peerless legend leaves a lasting legacy

The Hindu  

She braved the odds and scaled the summit of excellence which few can even dare to dream of. Sania Mirza sharing her victory with her father Imran Mirza, mother Nasima and younger sister Anam at the SAAP stadium in Hyderabad on Feb 12, 2005. | Photo Credit: PTI The illustrious career of Sania and the indelible impact she has left …

Thank You Sania Mirza, Twitter Salutes after Indian Tennis Legend Retires
1 year, 10 months ago

Thank You Sania Mirza, Twitter Salutes after Indian Tennis Legend Retires

News 18  

Sania Mirza ended her magnificent 20-year-long career with a defeat in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/xNzIykOIqH— Mahesh Bhupathi February 21, 2023 End of an era!Today #IndianTennis bids it’s goodbye to the icon who became a role model and inspiration for millionsHappy retirement, @MirzaSania #SaniaMirza #Tennis pic.twitter.com/wgsTkfAe1N — Jhulan Goswami February 21, 2023 …

Sania Mirza Foresees Testing Times for Indian Women's Tennis After Swansong
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza Foresees Testing Times for Indian Women's Tennis After Swansong

News 18  

Sania Mirza said on Tuesday she does not see an Indian talent emerging at the top echelons of women’s tennis in the immediate future, but is hopeful that can change down the road. A former doubles world number one and six-time Grand Slam champion in doubles and mixed doubles, 36-year-old Mirza’s trailblazing journey has inspired countless young people from her …

WTA Dubai Duty Free championship | Sania Mirza ends career with first round defeat
1 year, 10 months ago

WTA Dubai Duty Free championship | Sania Mirza ends career with first round defeat

The Hindu  

A fairytale ending was not there but Sania Mirza bows out of international tennis after achieving unprecedented success and setting high benchmark for the next generation. Sania and her American partner Madison Keys lost 4-6 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour at the WTA Dubai event. Now settled in Dubai, …

Sania Mirza retires from tennis with first round defeat in Dubai
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza retires from tennis with first round defeat in Dubai

The Hindu  

Sania Mirza closed her glorious career with a first round defeat at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships, losing the contest in straight sets along with American partner Madison Keys here Tuesday. Sania and Keys lost 4-6 0-6 to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour. The 36-year-old Sania, who turned Pro in …

Sania Mirza rides into sunset with first round defeat in Dubai
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza rides into sunset with first round defeat in Dubai

India TV News  

Sania Mirza ended her illustrious career with a first round exit at the WTA Dubai Duty-Free Championships on Tuesday. Sania's remarkable career has seen her amass six Grand Slam titles, including three women's doubles with Swiss legend Martina Hingis. New Round Recently, the women's team of Royal Challengers Bangalore announced Sania Mirza as the team's mentor moving forward. RCB also …

Women\'s Premier League: Sania Mirza to mentor Royal Challengers Bangalore
1 year, 10 months ago

Women\'s Premier League: Sania Mirza to mentor Royal Challengers Bangalore

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Indian tennis icon Sania Mirza, who played her last Grand Slam at the Australian Open last month, was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore team as its mentor in the upcoming Women's Premier League. "It is a pleasure for me to join the RCB women's team as a mentor," the winner of six Grand Slam and 43 WTA …

Sania Mirza to mentor RCB in Women's Premier League
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza to mentor RCB in Women's Premier League

The Hindu  

Indian tennis icon Sania Mirza, who played her last Grand Slam at the Australian Open last month, was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore team as its mentor in the upcoming Women's Premier League. "It is a pleasure for me to join the RCB women's team as a mentor," the winner of six Grand Slam and 43 WTA titles …

Sania Mirza exits Abu Dhabi Open in first round
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza exits Abu Dhabi Open in first round

The Hindu  

In the penultimate WTA event of her career, former doubles World No. 1 Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands went down 3-6, 4-6 to Belgian-German duo of Kirsten Flipkens and Laura Siegemund in the first round of Abu Dhabi Open on Monday. The 36-year-old Mirza is set to retire from the sport after WTA1000 event in Dubai, which …

This Indian legend is Anand Mahindra’s ‘Monday Motivation’
1 year, 10 months ago

This Indian legend is Anand Mahindra’s ‘Monday Motivation’

Live Mint  

“She ended her playing career the way she started it: with her hunger to succeed undiminished. Reminds me to keep the desire to excel alive, even at this stage in my career,” wrote Anand Mahindra as he called Sania Mirza his “Monday Motivation”. Mahindra shared his tweet on February 6 while sharing an image of Mirza, along with her quote …

‘Super proud…’: Sania Mirza gets an inspiring note from husband Shoaib Malik
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Super proud…’: Sania Mirza gets an inspiring note from husband Shoaib Malik

Live Mint  

As Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza makes her retirement from the Grand Slam official, her husband Shoaib Malik calls her an ‘inspiration for many’ and mentions that he is ‘super proud’ Malik tweeted, you are the much-needed hope for all the women in sports. Mirza, who is married to former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik, has a young son Izhaan …

Sania Mirza’s father recalls favourite moments from the six-time Grand Slam winner’s career
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza’s father recalls favourite moments from the six-time Grand Slam winner’s career

The Hindu  

Imran Mirza was in his familiar role, watching from the stands as his famous daughter Sania Mirza and her mixed doubles partner Rohan Bopanna played in the final of the 2023 Australian Open. “Yes, beating Grand Slam champions Martina Hingis, Kuznetsova and Azarenka in singles and beating Dinara Safina just before she became World No. For her part, Sania, winner …

Super proud of you: Shoaib Malik pens emotional note for Sania Mirza after tennis star's last Grand Slam match
1 year, 10 months ago

Super proud of you: Shoaib Malik pens emotional note for Sania Mirza after tennis star's last Grand Slam match

India Today  

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. Mirza's glittering run in Melbourne came to an end as she and Rohan Bopanna failed to win in the mixed doubles final against Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos of Brazil in straight …

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