Sania Mirza suffers first-round exit from Abu Dhabi Open
Sania and Bethanie lost to Belgian-German pair Kirsten Flipkens and Laura Siegemund by a 3-6, 4-6 scoreline in the opening round of the women's doubles on Monday. The loss brings six-time Grand Slam winner Sania closer to her retirement as she has announced to hang up her racquets after the Dubai Tennis Championships, which starts on February 27.
Australian Open: Sania Mirza bids adieu to Grand Slam career as runner-up in Melbourne
Sania and Bopanna were beaten 7-6(2), 6-2 by Brazilians Stefani and Matos, who were playing in their first-ever Grand Slam final. In her final major, the 36-year-old Sania admitted her emotions almost boiled over after the Indians stunned third seeds and reigning Wimbledon champions Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski in the semifinals.
'Well done champ': Yuvraj Singh gives big cheer to Sania Mirza for Australian Open final berth
Sania and partner Rohan Bopanna soared into the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles event on Wednesday, beating reigning Wimbledon champions third seed American-British pair Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski in the semifinals. The tournament organisers shared the video on Instagram, in which Sania and Bopanna can be seen celebrating the win with their little ones.
Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna pair sails into mixed doubles final
Sania and Bopanna registered a 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 10-6 upset win over two-time Wimbledon champion pair Desirae-Skupski. The Indian duo will face the winner of the match between Australia's Olivia Gadecki and Marc Polmans and the Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos.
Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna pair reaches mixed doubles semifinals
The Rio Olympic semifinalists on Monday defeated Japan's Makoto Ninomiya and Uruguay's Ariel Behar 6-4, 7-6(11-9) in their second-round match to set up a quarterfinal clash with Ostapenko and Hernandez. The Indian duo had earlier beaten Australia's Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville in the first round.
Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna pair advances to mixed doubles quarterfinals
The Indian pair defeated Japan's Makoto Ninomiya and Uruguay's Ariel Behar 6-4, 7-6(11-9) in their second-round match to set up a quarterfinal clash with Latvian-Spanish duo Jelena Ostapenko and David Vega Hernandez. Sania and Bopanna, the Rio Olympic semifinalists, had earlier beaten Australia's Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville in the first round.
Australian Open: Sania Mirza, Kazakh partner Anna Danilina win women's doubles opening round
The Indo-Kazakh pair defeated Ukrainian-Belgian pair Anhelina Kalinina and Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2, 7-5. Sania and Anna will face the Ukrainian-Belgian duo of Anhelina Kalinina and Alison Van Uytvanck in the second round on Friday. The former world No. 1 women's doubles player had earlier this month announced that she will retire from professional tennis at Dubai Tennis Championships,
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