India’s tennis ace Sania Mirza on Wednesday introduced that 2022 will probably be her ultimate season on the WTA tour.
Sania made the announcement after dropping within the ladies’s doubles within the first spherical.
Sania and her Ukrainian accomplice Nadia Kichenok misplaced to Slovenian workforce Tamara Zidansek and Kaja Juvan 4-6, 6-7 (5) in a single hour and 37 minutes. Kitchenok was shade blind as we speak as unintended errors flowed by means of his racket all through the competitors.
“There are a couple of causes for this. It’s not so simple as ‘Okay, I’m not going to play.’ This is one thing I’ve to bear in mind. I really feel like my physique is getting worse. Today my knee was hurting rather a lot and I’m not saying we’re the rationale to lose, however I believe It is taking time for me to get better as I get older,” Sania stated after the match to the broadcasters.
“Finding that motivation to come out everyday for me too. The energy is no longer the same. There are more days than ever where I don’t feel like doing it. I’ve always said I’ll play until I don’t enjoy the grind, the process I’m not sure I’m enjoying that much now,” stated Sania, who’s the primary Indian girl to win a Grand Slam, having received majors on the Asian Games and in doubles. With a medal within the Commonwealth Games.
The 35-year-old is a former world No. 1 participant in doubles and has a career-best rating of 27 in singles. He is at present ranked 68th on the earth.
Sania Mirza’s final Grand Slam got here in 2016 Australian Open with Martina Hingis. His final title got here in September 2021, when he received his forty third doubles trophy with Shuai Zhang on the Ostrava Open.
“I was pretty sure this would be my last season when I started the year or even in December. The way my body is playing, I don’t think I can finish the season. I want to play the whole season, I am still 50-60 in the world, I played nine tournaments last year. I think I have the level of play, it’s not about that. As an athlete, I feel I can go deeper in tournaments,” says the three-time ladies’s doubles and blended doubles Grand Slam winner.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
