India's star tennis player Sania Mirza announced her retirement, 2022 will be her last season

India's star female tennis player Sania Mirza has announced her retirement. Sania, who arrived to play the Australian Open, has said that 2022 will be her last season. That is, this year she will be seen on the court for the last time. On Wednesday, she had to face defeat in the first round match of the women's doubles.

She and Ukraine's Nadia Kichenok were beaten 4-6 6-7(5) by Slovenia's Tamara Zidancek and Kaja Juvan. In this way, she got out after losing in the first match of women's doubles. However, Sania will now play a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open. She has teamed up with Rajiv Ram of America.

What did Sania Mirza say?

Sania said- 2022 will be my last season. I am preparing week after week ahead, but not sure if I will be able to play the full season ahead. After losing in the first round, Sania said that I think I can play better, but now the body is not able to support. This is the biggest sorrow for me.

Sania has won six Grand Slams so far

In women's doubles, Sania Mirza won the Australian Open in 2016, Wimbledon in 2015 and the US Open. At the same time, in mixed doubles, she has won the Australian Open in 2009, the French Open in 2012 and the US Open in 2014.