Sania Mirza, a tennis legend from India, lost her the last women’s doubles match on Sunday at the Australian Open 2023, along with her Kazakh partner Anna Danilina.
Sania posted a photo of herself on Instagram along with a touching caption to commemorate the end of a wonderful women’s doubles career after she lost.
Sania had previously stated that the Australian Open in 2023 would be her final Grand Slam and that she would end her career after the WTA Dubai Championships, which begin in February.
Sania given a priceless caption for a picture of herself, she posted from her final women’s doubles match.
“The last dance,” read the caption of the 36-year-old with many fans congratulating her for her contribution to the sport.
The official handle of WTA also commented on the picture, posting three heart emojis in the comments section of Sania’s latest post.
Sania and Danilina earlier exited the Melbourne Grand Slam after losing to Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium and Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine 4-6 6-4 2-6.
The six-time world champion fell behind 0-3 in the second set, but the pair made a stunning comeback by winning three games in a row. The match lasted almost two hours.
The eighth-seeded team of Mirza and Danilina couldn’t match their opponents in the decisive game after Kalinina and Van Uytvanck’s error forced a tiebreaker.
The veteran duo defeated Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville 7-5 6-3 in the opening round to keep the Indian tennis ace alive in the mixed doubles division of the Australian Open.