Sania Mirza announces retirement from professional tennis

Sania Mirza to retire from professional tennis after WTA 1000 event in Dubai

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Mirza will be playing in women’s doubles alongside Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilin at the Australian Open in January.

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The former doubles world No. 1 champion spoke about her retirement in an interview.

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The 36-year-old said this is her final appearance at a Grand Slam event.

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She has been dealing with a lingering calf injury.

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Because of the elbow injury in August she was ruled out of the US Open.

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“I really don’t have the capacity in my mind to emotionally push that much anymore,” said Mirza.

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“I turned pro in 2003...Priorities change, and now my priority is not to push my body to the limit every single day," she said to WTA.

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