Sania Mirza To Mentor Women's Royal Challengers Bangalore
The Royal Challenger's Bangalore (RCB) Women's team appointed ace tennis player Sania Mirza as the mentor of the team. On February 15, RCB VP Rajesh V Menon announced the same and welcomed Mirza saying, "She is the perfect role model with her success stemming out of her sheer hard work, passion, and determination, despite many challenges in her playing career." India's first Women's IPL is to begin on March… read-more
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Sania Mirza Withdraws From US Open 2022 Owing To Injury
Sania Mirza, India's top tennis player, on August 23 said she had withdrawn from the US Open 2022 due to a forearm and elbow injury. "I hurt my forearm/elbow while playing in Canada 2 weeks ago. This isn't ideal and it's terrible timing and it will change some of my retirement plans but I will keep you posted," she stated. The US Open is set to begin on August 29… read-more
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Sania Mirza Advances To 2nd Round Of Mixed Doubles At Wimbledon 2022
Sania Mirza of India and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon 2022 mixed doubles match on July 1. Sania and Pavic seeded sixth, defeated Georgia's Natela Dzalamidze and Spain's David Vega Hernandez in one hour and 58 minutes. The 35-year-old Sania is competing in her last Wimbledon event and is in her final season as a professional tennis player.
Tags: TENNIS, Wimbledon, Sania Mirza, Mixed doubles, second round
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Sania Mirza Announces Retirement; Fans Flood Social Media With Messages
Renowned Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has announced her retirement plans. News about her retirement has come after her defeat in the first round of women's doubles at Australian Open 2022. Her fans flooded social media with heartfelt tweets for the veteran tennis player. “Thank you Sania Mirza for all the lovely memories that you gave to us in tennis,” a tweet read.
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Tennis Star Sania Mirza Announces Retirement, Will Play Last In 2022
Tennis star Sania Mirza announced her retirement, on January 19. After her recent defeat at Australian Open 2022 in women's double event, Mirza said, she will be playing her last match in 2022 end and will bid goodbye to tennis. "The energy is not the same anymore," said Mirza. Notably, Sania Mirza is former World No. 1 player in doubles and first Indian to win Grand Slam.
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Tokyo Olympics: Sania, Ankita Loses Doubles Tennis 1st Round
Former India's No.1 Sania Mirza and debutant Ankita Raina lost the first round to Ukraine's twin sister pair Liudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok (6-0, 6-7, 8-10). The Indian pair was leading the first set with 6-0 but the twin sisters showed no mercy and registered their win. Besides, Sumit Nagal is the only Indian Tennis player left to compete in Tokyo following the Women's Doubles team defeat.
Tags: Tokyo Olympics, TENNIS, Indian Tennis Player, Sania Mirza, Ankita Raina, Ukraine
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Bopanna, Sania Slam AITA After False Claim Of A Chance To Qualify
Rohan Bopanna slammed AITA in a tweet on July 19 for "misleading the players, government, media and everyone else" after claiming he still had a chance to qualify for Tokyo Olympics. Sania Mirza, Bopanna's supposed mixed doubles partner at Tokyo Games, replied, "India lost a good shot at a medal". AITA reiterated back by claiming withdrawals shouldn't have been the way to get in for a good player.
Tags: Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, AITA, Tokyo Olympics, withdrawal
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UAE Grants 'Dubai Golden Visa' To Tennis Star Sania Mirza
United Arab Emirates has granted the ''Dubai Golden Visa'' to Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza, allowing her and her husband Shoaib Malik to reside for 10 years in UAE. Notably, Sania is the third Indian personality to receive the visa, following Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Thanking PM Sheikh Mohammed Rashid, Sania said, ''This is my second home and we're looking forward to spending more time here".
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Qatar Open: Sania Mirza Enters Doubles Quarterfinal With Andreja Klepac
Marking her return to WTA circuit after 12 months, Indian Tennis ace Sania Mirza registered her win at the Qatar Total open on March 1. Sania has now entered doubles quarterfinal with Slovenian partner Andreja Klepac, as they defeated Ukraine's Nadiia Kichenok and Lyudmyla Kichenok 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-5. Interestingly, Sania's previous return from her maternity leave was in January 2020 when she won the Hobart Open pairing with Nadiia.
Tags: WTA, Qatar Total Open, Sania Mirza, Andreja Klepac, Nadiia Kichenok, Lyudmyla Kichenok
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Ankita Raina Becomes 3rd Indian Woman To Qualify For Grand Slam Main
Indian tennist Ankita Raina has become the third Indian woman to feature in the main draw of a Grand Slam. She paired up with Romania's Mihaela Buzarnecu and secured a direct entry for the women’s doubles at the Australian Open. Earlier, Sania Mirza and Nirupama Vaidyanathan were the Indian women who have played in the Grand Slam main draw. Reportedly, 2021's first Grand Slam will commence from February 8.
Tags: Australian Open, Ankita Raina, Grand Slam Doubles, Sania Mirza, Mihaela Buzarnecu
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