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The Last Serve: Sania Mirza recounts tennis life with pride ahead of her final bow | Tennis News – Times of India

DUBAI: Sania Mirza is used to looking back and ahead, it’s part of a tennis player’s journey. Now, for thelast time in her career, on the sidelines of the Dubai Duty Free WTA 1000 Series championship, she looks back at the last 20 years and shares her thoughts in an exclusive chat with TOI. Excerpts:What will you miss the most about tennis?I will miss the competition, the feeling of winning, the fighting. That feeling of walking onto big courts, walking onto the cheers of crowds, but more than anything else I miss competing. Competing at the highest level, challenging myself every day to be better. That’s in my blood. I will miss that the most. No matter what I do in my life after this, that feeling cannot be replicated. You fought huge battles on the court, you also faced a lot of chal...
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‘Your legacy means a lot to Indian sportswomen’: Wishes poured in as Sania Mirza bids adieu to Grand Slam career

Trailblazing Indian tennis star Sania Mirza capped off her glorious Grand Slam career with a runners-up finish alongside ‘best friend’ Rohan Bopanna in the Australian Open mixed doubles final on Friday. Pairing up with her first-ever mixed doubles partner Bopanna, the unseeded Indian duo 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. Best wishes continue to pour in for the 36-year-old, who earlier announced that the WTA event in Dubai next month will be her swansong. In an heartwarming message, women wrestler Vinesh Phogat wrote, “Thank you,@MirzaSania for teaching an entire generation of young Indian girls how to dream, I was one of them. You have always played with enormous passion throughout the challenges. Your lega...