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 would have hoped for a dream closing at her second home but she bumped into a strong Russian pairing that cut short her stay in the final tournament of her career in which she won 43 WTA doubles titles and one singles trophy. One final embrace đŸ«‚@MirzaSania has played her final match, wrapping up her career in Dubai!#DDFTennispic.twitter.com/miVNQYJGMJ — wta February 21, 2023 Probably the worst jibe thrown at her was when she was called daughter-in-law of Pakistan due to her wedding with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. The 36-year-old Sania, who turned Pro in 2003, walks out of competitive tennis with six Grand Slam titles, including three women’s doubles with Swiss legend Martina Hingis.

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Building top rivalry and fresh momentum in women’s tennis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Building top rivalry and fresh momentum in women’s tennis

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In the middle of her title-winning run at the WTA Wuhan Open last month with the then world No.1 Iga Swiatek away on her coaching reboot, Aryna Sabalenka underlined a “much-needed”” occurrence in women’s tennis. “Having this rivalry with Iga,” the Belarusian said, “is something big for tennis and something much-needed, I would say, in women’s tennis.” For the 


WTA Finals 2024: Zheng beats Paolini, marches into semifinals, Rybakina beats Sabalenka
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

WTA Finals 2024: Zheng beats Paolini, marches into semifinals, Rybakina beats Sabalenka

The Hindu  

China’s Zheng Qinwen reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after claiming an impressive 6-1, 6-1 win over Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday. Thanks for all your support.” The Paris Olympics champion finishes second in the purple round-robin group behind top seed Aryna Sabalenka, who secured her semifinal berth by beating Paolini 6-3, 7-5 on Monday. 


WTA chief executive Portia Archer defends Tour Finals ‘values’ ahead of Saudi Arabia tournament
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WTA chief executive Portia Archer defends Tour Finals ‘values’ ahead of Saudi Arabia tournament

New York Times  

RIYADH — Women’s Tennis Association chief executive officer Portia Archer has defended staging the WTA Tour Finals in Saudi Arabia in her first major address to the media since starting the role in July. “I don’t feel that there’s some limit, but I certainly know that there are cases and instances where we won’t go to certain countries if we 


TENNIS | Shrivalli sets sight on the Australian Open
2 months, 3 weeks ago

TENNIS | Shrivalli sets sight on the Australian Open

The Hindu  

Shrivalli Bhamidipaty is happy to be the national tennis champion. From being a national champion, Shrivalli, with her explosive game, has grown pretty strong in the international professional circuit. The balls are heavy, as they play the same brand and quality as the Australian Open,” said Shrivalli. As the top seed, and happy to be on top of her game, 


On the way to becoming a great: Sania on Swiatek
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On the way to becoming a great: Sania on Swiatek

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: On Monday, one of the surest things in tennis, a Rafael Nadal win in the French dirt, came to an end. Some 48 hours after Nadal existed, another player, already a future Hall of Famer of the sport, showed why she is en route to becoming one of the best on this surface. That’s what Iga Swiatek managed to 


Dubai Championships 2024: Swiatek takes out Zheng, Cirstea saves six match points in quarterfinal win over Vondrousova
10 months ago

Dubai Championships 2024: Swiatek takes out Zheng, Cirstea saves six match points in quarterfinal win over Vondrousova

The Hindu  

Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova lost from 6-2, 5-1 ahead against Sorana Cirstea in the Dubai Championships quarterfinals on Thursday. Vondrousova blew six match points in losing 2-6, 7-6, 6-2. I still don’t know how I managed it.” The Miracle in Dubai đŸȘ„ From 6-2, 5-1 down, and after saving SIX match points, @sorana_cirstea turns the tables on Vondrousova 2-6, 7-6, 


Dubai Championships: Azarenka lines up Rybakina in second round
10 months ago

Dubai Championships: Azarenka lines up Rybakina in second round

The Hindu  

1 Victoria Azarenka put away Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-4 and set up a second-round matchup with Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Championships on Monday. The top four women — Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Rybakina — are reunited for the first time since the Australian Open. 2 Sabalenka ends a three-week layoff since winning her second 


WTA Mumbai Open: Sahaja Yamalapalli's hard-won progress fills her with belief
10 months, 2 weeks ago

WTA Mumbai Open: Sahaja Yamalapalli's hard-won progress fills her with belief

Hindustan Times  

Sahaja Yamalapalli was happy when she glanced through the draw of the WTA 125K L&T Mumbai Open. The Indian wild card’s first outing on the WTA Tour ended by beating 92nd-ranked Kayla and going down to 162nd-ranked Polina Kudermetova on Thursday night, when she was one game away from a quarter-final spot leading 5-2 in the third set. And this 


WTA Mumbai Open 2024: Shrivalli, Rutuja storm into pre-quarterfinals; Ankita Raina loses out
10 months, 2 weeks ago

WTA Mumbai Open 2024: Shrivalli, Rutuja storm into pre-quarterfinals; Ankita Raina loses out

The Hindu  

Indian women’s tennis took a quantum leap as qualifier Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and wild card entrant Rutuja Bhosale joined Sahaja Yamalapalli into the pre-quarterfinals of the L&T Mumbai Open WTA tennis tournament at the CCI courts here on Tuesday. Shrivalli bounced back from a slow start to beat the second seed Nao Hibino of Japan in the third set tie-break. Ankita 


Never past your prime
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Never past your prime

The Hindu  

The older they are, the better they get at sports. Swiss great Roger Federer won his 20th and last Grand Slam title — the 2018 Australian Open — when he was 36 and played a Wimbledon final with Novak Djokovic a year later that lasted longer than an average Netflix binge. Their utter dominance has birthed the “lost generation” in 


Tennis star Zheng Qinwen makes history
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tennis star Zheng Qinwen makes history

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates victory against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska after their women's singles semi-final match on day 12 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 25, 2024. Tennis star Zheng Qinwen made history on Thursday and became the second Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final with a straight-set semifinal win over Dayana Yastremska at 


Tennis star Zheng Qinwen makes history
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tennis star Zheng Qinwen makes history

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates victory against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska after their women's singles semi-final match on day 12 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 25, 2024. Tennis star Zheng Qinwen made history on Thursday and became the second Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final with a straight-set semifinal win over Dayana Yastremska at 


Australian Open 2024: Don't regret anything, says Naomi Osaka after Grand Slam comeback ends with first-round exit
11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2024: Don't regret anything, says Naomi Osaka after Grand Slam comeback ends with first-round exit

Firstpost  

Melbourne: Naomi Osaka said she had no regrets and had done “the best that I could possibly do” after her Grand Slam comeback came to an abrupt halt at the Australian Open on Monday. A single break proved enough for French 16th seed Caroline Gracia to win the opening set against her rusty opponent before dominating a second set tie-break 


Indian sports news wrap, December 21
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap, December 21

The Hindu  

GOLF Pranavi Urs finishes T-13th, secures full card to join Aditi and Diksha on LET Indian golfer Pranavi Urs earned a full card on the Ladies European Tour for 2024 as she finished Tied-31st at the Final Stage of the Qualifying School golf tournament here. The results: Singles : Hiromi Abe bt Maria Timofeeva 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Sahaja Yamalapalli bt 


On this day in 2018 – Naomi Osaka makes history after US Open final controversy
1 year, 3 months ago

On this day in 2018 – Naomi Osaka makes history after US Open final controversy

The Independent  

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How much is too much for a legend like Venus Williams? Retirement around the corner after heaviest US Open defeat?
1 year, 3 months ago

How much is too much for a legend like Venus Williams? Retirement around the corner after heaviest US Open defeat?

Hindustan Times  

Legendary American tennis player Venus Williams’ record-extending 24th US Open appearance came to a sorry end after she was defeated by Greet Minnen in the first round earlier this week. Venus Williams, of the United States, reacts during a match against Greet Minnen, of Belgium, at the first round of the U.S. Open Williams was given a wild card entry 


Jessica Pegula routs Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal for third career WTA Tour title
1 year, 4 months ago

Jessica Pegula routs Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal for third career WTA Tour title

The Hindu  

Jessica Pegula routed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to win the Canadian Open for her third career WTA Tour victory. “We’re out on tour to win tournaments and to win titles every single week, but tennis can be really tough where you sometimes lose a lot,” said Pegula, the 29-year-old American seeded fourth. “I know, obviously, physically she wasn’t 


Marketa Vondrousova | The Czech who came full circle
1 year, 5 months ago

Marketa Vondrousova | The Czech who came full circle

The Hindu  

“On grass, I didn’t play well before. Now this happened, it’s crazy”, said Marketa Vondrousova with Wimbledon’s Venus Rosewater Dish in her hands on Saturday, July 14, 2023. In the first set and leading five games to four, Vondrousova had not only endured an early break of serve but also the Centre Court’s cacophony that was defiantly backing world number 


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 


Wozniacki says hitting as well as ever ahead of comeback
1 year, 5 months ago

Wozniacki says hitting as well as ever ahead of comeback

The Hindu  

Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki said she is hitting the ball as well as ever as she prepares to return to full-time tennis after a three-year break and twice giving birth. “As an athlete if you feel like can still play at your best and feel have something left in you then, it is a great opportunity,” Wozniacki, who won the Australian 


Meet Theertha Shashank, young talent nurtured by Mirza duo
1 year, 6 months ago

Meet Theertha Shashank, young talent nurtured by Mirza duo

The Hindu  

The Mirzas—Imran and Sania—believe 21-year-old M. Theertha Shashank has the talent to make it big in professional tennis and needs to play more and more tournaments now. Shashank, who has been practising at Suresh Krishna Tennis Academy for the last few months, has also been visiting Sania Mirza Tennis Academy whenever Imran is in town. Fortunately, both he and Sania 


WTA ending Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott shows country is key to women's tennis on and off court
1 year, 8 months ago

WTA ending Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott shows country is key to women's tennis on and off court

Firstpost  

The WTA’s decision this week to return to China, despite unresolved questions around the safety of player Peng Shuai, betrays the financial and strategic importance of the country to the tennis organisation, analysts and former players say. Explained: Reasons behind women’s tennis ending China boycott over Peng Shuai But on Thursday it backed down, saying it had concluded “we will 


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  

In Pics: Sania Mirza bids farewell at place where it began The six-time Grand Slam winner – three in women's doubles and as many in mixed doubles – turned emotional while giving her farewell speech, said the greatest honour for her has been to play for the country for 20 years.. 1 / 7 View Photos in a new improved 


Emotional Sania Mirza bids farewell amid fanfare; vows to work with Telangana govt, SATS
1 year, 9 months ago

Emotional Sania Mirza bids farewell amid fanfare; vows to work with Telangana govt, SATS

The Hindu  

It was an emotional farewell. Stars, ministers and police officer enlighten the event Earlier, joining the tennis stars in the exhibition matches was former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who partnered Bethanie to play against Sania and Dodig. If the first couple of exhibition matches were filled with fun, the mixed doubles match, where Sania partnered one of her most successful 


Sania Mirza bids goodbye to Tennis with happy tears at place where she began her journey
1 year, 9 months ago

Sania Mirza bids goodbye to Tennis with happy tears at place where she began her journey

India TV News  

Sania Mirza bids goodbye to tennis with happy tears at place where she began her journey India's star tennis player Sania Mirza concluded her journey in the place where she had begun it. By playing in exhibition matches featuring Rohan Bopanna, Yuvraj Singh, and her 'best friend' Bethanie Mettek Sands, Sania finally bid adieus to her illustrious career. The six-time 


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 


WPL: Sania Mirza perfect role model, says RCB Director of Cricket Hesson
1 year, 9 months ago

WPL: Sania Mirza perfect role model, says RCB Director of Cricket Hesson

The Hindu  

Sania Mirza is a perfect role model in the sport and her inclusion as Royal Challengers Bangalore’s mentor for the upcoming Women’s Premier League will inspire the team, feels director of cricket Mike Hesson. The 36-year-old six-time Grand Slam winner recently retired from tennis in the Dubai Open and it’s time for her to inspire the RCB women cricketers. “No 


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: 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 


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 


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 


ITF Women’s tennis: Qualifier Sandeepti knocks out top seed Marcinkevica in pre-quarters
1 year, 10 months ago

ITF Women’s tennis: Qualifier Sandeepti knocks out top seed Marcinkevica in pre-quarters

The Hindu  

Qualifier Sandeepti Singh Rao played as if in a dream, to knock out top seed Diana Marcinkevica 7-6, 6-2 in the pre-quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy on Thursday. Diana later partnered Fanny Ostlund to beat Sandeepti and Bela Tamhankar in the doubles quarterfinals, but what mattered was Sandeepti’s ability to play a quality 


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 


RCB mentor Sania Mirza: ‘Want to work on mental aspect of game with young girls in WPL’
1 year, 10 months ago

RCB mentor Sania Mirza: ‘Want to work on mental aspect of game with young girls in WPL’

The Hindu  

Tennis legend Sania Mirza expressed surprise at being appointed the mentor of Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Women’s Premier League on Wednesday. “I was a little surprised at being offered a mentorship role but I was really excited,” the six-time Grand Slam doubles champion told Sportstar. Asked about the role she wants to play among the cricketers, the 36-year-old, who 


Namaskara, Sania Mirza! RCB’s WPL cricket team welcomes tennis legend
1 year, 10 months ago

Namaskara, Sania Mirza! RCB’s WPL cricket team welcomes tennis legend

Live Mint  

The Women's Premier League will see Royal Challengers Bangalore women's team mentored by Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza. In addition to purchasing all-rounders Sophie Devine for her base price of â‚č50 lakh and Ellyse Perry for â‚č1.7 crore, RCB spent nearly 50% of their total budget of â‚č12 crore on three players in the first marquee set. We are proud 


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 named mentor of RCB in WPL: Franchise's brand philosophy resonates with my vision
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza named mentor of RCB in WPL: Franchise's brand philosophy resonates with my vision

India Today  

Royal Challengers Bangalore played bold as the franchise appointed Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza as the team's mentor for the Women's Premier League 2023. On her new role as RCB women’s team mentor, Mirza said: “It is a pleasure for me to join the RCB women’s team as a mentor. RCB and its brand philosophy perfectly resonates with my vision 


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 


‘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 


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