CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Sania Mirza was slated to retire at the end of the 2022 season.

Detailed explanation-2: -She made her debut in 2001 and has won six Grand Slam titles in her career. Indian ace Sania Mirza will retire from professional tennis after playing in the Dubai Tennis Championships 2023 in February. Sania Mirza was slated to retire at the end of the 2022 season.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mirza, who is India’s former doubles world number one, said she will call time on her career, after her 2022 retirement plans were delayed due to injury.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Short. By India Today Web Desk: India’s legendary tennis star Sania Mirza decided to call time on her career in 2023 after a successful stint at the top level. Mirza, 36, is the former world number one had said ahead of the Australian Open that this was going to be her final Grand Slam appearance.

Detailed explanation-5: -"I was going to stop right after the WTA Finals because we were going to make the WTA Finals, but I tore my tendon in my elbow right before U.S. Open, so I had to pull out of everything,” Mirza told the WTA Tour’s website in an interview published on Friday.