'My body is Wearing Down'- Sania Mirza on Retirement

Sania Mirza announced her retirement yesterday. She is quitting from Professional Tennis after the 2022 season. Sania Mirza is now 35-years-old.  Sania is a former doubles world No. 1, she has won six Grand Slam titles in her career. From 2003-2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as India's No. 1 player.

After her match at the ongoing Australian Open MIrza said, "There’s a few reasons for it. It's not as simple as ‘okay I’m not going to play’. I do feel my recovery is taking longer, I’m putting my 3-year-old son at risk by traveling so much with him, that's something I have to take into account. I think my body is wearing down. My knee was really hurting today and I'm not saying that's the reason we lost but I do think that it is taking time to recover as I’m getting older."

"Also for me to find that motivation everyday to come out. The energy is not the same anymore. There are more days than there used to be where I don't feel like doing that. I’ve always said that I will play until I enjoy that grind, the process which I'm not sure I'm enjoying as much anymore."

Sania added "Having said that, I still want to play the season because I'm enjoying it enough to play the year. I've worked very hard to come back, get fit, lose the weight and try to set a good example for mothers, new mothers to follow their dreams as much as they can. Beyond this season, I don't feel my body doing it. It’s beat."