Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza bade an emotional goodbye to the Wimbledon Championships after losing in the semi-final of the mixed doubles event on Wednesday. She had exited the women's doubles competition earlier. Sania is a former champion in the women's doubles event, having won the title in 2015 and the semi-final appearance this year is her best in mixed doubles.
"I Will Miss You": Sania Mirza's Heartfelt Goodbye Note To Wimbledon After Semifinal Loss In Mixed Doubles
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Sania Mirza posted an emotional message in Instagram as she bade goodbye to Wimbledon after losing in the semifinals of the mixed doubles event.
Sania Mirza in action at Wimbledon 2022
Mirza, a former world number 1 in women's doubles, won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open once each in the women's doubles event. She also won the Australian Open the French Open and the US Open once each in the mixed doubles event.
She was also a losing semi-finalist in mixed doubles at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Sania had spoken exclusively with NDTV after announcing her plans to retire at the end of this year.
"I am feeling exactly the same. I think it came as a bit of a shock to everyone and later I said that honestly, I shouldn't have announced it (about retiring at the end of this season) so soon and should have come closer to the end of the year and announced it because everybody got really emotional," Sania told NDTV.
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"I got so many messages and for me tennis will always be a very important part of my life. I am grateful for the memories and the achievements I have had. I do plan to finish at the end of the year, but I am in it a hundred percent and it is a long year ahead," Sania said.
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