Sania Mirza’s last Grand Slam: From Abhinav Bindra to Mithali Raj, tributes pour in for Indian tennis legend from sports community

Sania Mirza’s tryst with Grand Slam tennis ended on Friday with a loss in the Australian Open mixed doubles final, bringing the curtains down on a long and fabled career. Here’s how the sports community reacted.

It was an understandably emotional moment for Mirza who struggled to hold back her tears as she addressed the crowds after the loss. 

The all-Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna went down 6-7 (2), 2-6 to the Brazilian duo of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos in the Australian Open mixed doubles final at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday.

This was the final Grand Slam match of Mirza’s career as the 36-year-old is set to retire from the sport after next month’s Dubai Masters.

It was an understandably emotional moment for Mirza who struggled to hold back her tears as she addressed the crowds after the loss.

Here’s how the sporting community reacted to her final Grand Slam match.