Sania Mirza sheds tears of joy as she ends her Grand Slam career

• Sania Mirza sheds happy tears as she ends her Grand Slam career.
• She competed in her maiden Grand Slam event 18 years ago.
• Sania declared that she will still participate in a few tournaments.

Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis player, said goodbye to the sport earlier this month and broke down in tears while making a speech to mark the end of her Grand Slam career.

The 38-year-old athlete is in Australia for the final Australian Open match of her career. She competed in her maiden Grand Slam event 18 years ago.

Sania couldn’t hold back her tears as she spoke during her emotional farewell address and said “I just want to start with that if I cry, these are happy tears and not sad tears so that’s just a disclaimer.”

She began by complimenting her opponents before saying “This is your moment and I really don’t want to take it away, and I really really you know from the bottom of my heart you guys played amazing you deserved to win today, so congratulations and good luck.”

Sania then declared that she will still participate in a few tournaments.

The tennis pro provided insight into her career, stating that Melbourne was the starting point of her professional career.

She said, “It started in Melbourne in 2005 when I played Serena Williams in the third round here as an 18-year-old, and that was scarily enough 18 years ago,”

“I’ve had the privilege to come back here again and again and win some tournaments here and play some great finals amongst you all and this Rod Laver Arena has really been special in my life, and I couldn’t think of a better arena to finish my career at in a Grand Slam. Thank you so much for making me feel at home here.”

Sania revealed that Rohan was her first-ever mixed doubles partner when she was 14 and won the nationals when speaking about her teammate.

Sania added, “It wasn’t the same arena like this one, but it was a long time ago. It was 22 years ago, and I couldn’t think of a better person. He’s one of my best friends and one of my best partners to finish my career here and to play the final. Obviously, we couldn’t get over the line but there’s no better place for me and a person for me to finish my Grand Slam career. So thank you, Rohan, for playing,”

She added, “I never thought that I would be able to play in front of my child in a Grand Slam finals, so it’s truly special for me to have my four-year-old here, and my parents here and Rohan’s wife here, Scotty, everyone, my trainers, my family from Australia, who made me feel like home away from home.”

The celebrity expressed gratitude to all for their support and said “Thank you so much for all the support all week guys and all my life, really. It’s been truly, truly special and I wouldn’t have achieved anything without each and every single one of you,”

At the end she said, “Thank you very much for everything and thank you, Australia for making me feel at home.”

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