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Trailblazing India <keyword id="43970" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tennis-star" source="Orion">tennis star</keyword> <keyword id="487" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sania-mirza" source="Orion">Sania Mirza</keyword> on Wednesday announced that she will hang up her racquet at the end of 2022 season as her body is "wearing down" and the motivation and energy for everyday grind is not the same anymore. Winner of six Grand Slam titles, including three mixed doubles trophies, Sania will retire as India's most accomplished woman tennis player. The 35-year-old made the retirement announcement after losing the Australian Open women's doubles first round with partner Nadiia Kichenok. They lost to Slovenia's <keyword id="4001087" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tamara-Zidansek" source="Orion">Tamara Zidansek</keyword> and Kaja Juvan. "There's a bunch of reasons for it. I do feel my recovery is taking longer and considering my son is three years old, I do feel I am putting him at risk by travelling so much with him. Unfortunately the pandemic is making us take certain decision for the well-being of ourself and family," Mirza said at the post-match press conference. "Also, 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," she said. Sania, who became world number one in doubles during her successful partnership with Swiss legend Martina Hingis, said there were a certain issues that influenced her decision. "Also for me to find that motivation everyday to come out, the energy is not the same anymore. Right this minute, it's there but there are days where I don't feel like doing that. "I've always said that I will play until I enjoy that grind, the process and not just winning but you have to enjoy the process and I am not sure I'm enjoying it anymore. "I am enjoying it enough to play this season. 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," said the world number 68. She reached top-30 in singles with 27 being her career best rank. Sania quit singles after a wrist injury to focus on doubles and enjoyed exceptional results. Sania said she feels that she was playing at a decent level but she always knew that 2022 will be her last season and Wednesday's defeat was no trigger for it. "I am playing at a good level. First week in Adelaide (event), we (she and Kichenok) beat top-10, 20 players. I am playing at a decent level. I was pretty sure this is my last season, if I do finish it. I am sure I am not coming to Melbourne to play Australian Open again. "I had great memories here, singles, doubles and mixed doubles. It's been a great journey. I am not looking forward to June or July, I am literally going week to week, with my body, with virus, there is so much uncertainty." "Every time I play, I feel I have a chance to win, that's why I am here." "It is not because of disappointment of today's match. Just the way my body is. I am not sure if I can finish the season. I want to play full season, I am still (ranked) 50-60 in world, I do feel I have the level to play. "As an athlete I feel I can go deep in tournament. But I have a bit of a meniscus issue going on my right knee, I woke up with wrist pain couple of days ago. There is nothing wrong with it. "At 35, I am waking up with couple of things that I don't know where they're coming from. I want to finish the season, try to play until US Open, that is my goal. But I still have to take it week-to-week," she said. Talking about her first round match, Sania said the conditions were tough but they could have handled the match better tactically. "Definitely conditions were tough, very gutsy, sometimes it's not about tennis. We should have won the second set. "When the wind is blowing one side and the stadium is on the other side, the ball bounced on leave and changed directions when I was hitting the ball. It was tough conditions but when you come to Australia, you can have days like this. "On days like that, you should take a little bit more charge at net. That's where we made a mistake. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/best-deals-and-offers-on-gaming-laptops-accessories-at-amazon/articleshow/88995268.cms">Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2022 — Best deals and offers on gaming laptops, accessories</a>

India's tennis star Sania Mirza announces retirement from the sport by the end of 2022 season

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ons Jabeur inadvertently made a suggestive comment during an Australian Open interview.</li><li>The world No. 2 said she'd "make my husband work hard" for her post-victory recovery.</li></ul>World No. 2 Ons Jabeur has advanced to the second round of the 2023 Australian Open — though her three-set battle proved far more challenging than she probably would've liked.So was her on-court interview.After she eked out a 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-1 win over Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek, Jabeur fielded some questions about her resilience and her mindset after running into some trouble on the court. Then, as her final question, player-turned-commentator Jelena Dokic asked Jabeur what her recovery would entail after the late-night match went a long two hours and 17 minutes.<div type="image" title="Ons Jabeur during her first-round match." height="1666" width="2222" msid="97068702" hostid="261"></div>That's where the interview went awry."Ice bath, and I'm gonna make my husband work tonight to have a lot of massage and good recovery," the Tunisian star said as the crowd broke out in laughter."Massage, guys!" she added quickly with a smile. "Massage!"Rod Laver Arena erupted in applause and whistles. Even Dokic and Jabeur shared a chuckle down on the court.<div type="image" title="Ons Jabeur chats with Jelena Dokic after her win." height="1688" width="2500" msid="97068703" hostid="261"></div>"For those who don't know," Jabeur said as the crowd shushed, "my husband is also my fitness coach and does everything for me, so...""I'm glad we clarified that," Dokic added as the audience laughed some more. "I'm sure they knew what you meant. Anyway, congratulations."Check out the not-so-serious exchange below:

A tennis star said she would 'make my husband work' in her Australian Open recovery, then had to clarify: 'Massage, guys!'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>All of the top 16 seeds have now been knocked out of the women's draw of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/french-open">French Open.</a></li><li>2020 champion Iga Swiatek became the latest high profile name to be eliminated losing to Maria Sakkari.</li><li>Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka both withdrew, while Serena Williams was dumped out in the fourth round. </li></ul>All of the top 16 seeds have now been knocked out of the women's draw of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/french-open">French Open.</a>Defending champion and eighth seed Iga Swiatek became the latest and last high profile name to be dumped out of the tournament after she was beaten by Greece's Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinal on Wednesday.17th seed Sakkari beat Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 to book her place in her maiden Grand Slam semifinal, where she will face unseeded Barbora Krejcikova, who earlier this week dumped out teenage phenom Coco Gauff."I am speechless, it is a dream come true," said the 25-year-old Sakkari, who is now the highest ranked player left in the women's draw, after her win over Swiatek."It is a very nice feeling."Sakkari has also beaten fourth seed Sofia Kenin and Belgian 14th seed Elise Mertens on her way to the last four, while her semifinal opponent Krejcikova has knocked out both Gauff and fifth seed Elina Svitolina.In the other women's semifinal, 31st seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will face unseeded Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, both of whom have also ousted big names en route to the semifinals. Pavlyuchenkova has eliminated third seed Aryna Sabalenka and two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka, while Zidansek beat sixth seed Biancu Andreescu in the first round.<div type="image" title="Osaka" height="1332" width="1776" msid="83401194" hostid="261"></div>Elsewhere in the women's draw at Roland-Garros, world number one Ashleigh Barty withdrew through injury, <a href="https://www.insider.com/french-open-serena-williams-naomi-osaka-roger-federer-stars-out-2021-6">Serena Williams crashed out in the fourth round,</a> and Naomi Osaka pulled out for mental health reasons.Osaka, 23, withdrew from the Grand Slam after she was <a href="https://www.insider.com/naomi-osaka-fined-not-attending-press-conference-french-open-2021-5">fined $15,000 for failing to attend a post-match press conference.</a>Prior to the tournament, she had announced that she would not be talking to the media in order to protect her mental health. Upon withdrawing, the Japanese star revealed that she had been suffering from bouts of depression. "I get really nervous and find it stressful to always engage and give you the best answers I can," <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPi9kJHJfxO/">she wrote in a statement</a>. "So here in Paris I was already feeling vulnerable and anxious so I thought it was better to exercise self-care and skip the press conferences."I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the <keyword id="6355013" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tennis">tennis</keyword> going on in Paris. I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer."While the women's draw has seen all of its top players eliminated, however, the men's draw could not look more different, with four of the top six seeds making up the semifinals.<a href="https://www.insider.com/french-open-djokovic-quarterfinal-paused-to-kick-out-fans-curfew-2021-6">World number one and top seed Novak Djokovic beat Matteo Berrettini to tee up a last four clash with 13-time winner and third seed Rafael Nadal.</a> In the other semi, youngsters Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev, seeded fifth and sixth, will go head-to-head.Zverev will hope to reach a second Grand Slam final <a href="https://www.insider.com/us-open-final-dominic-thiem-wins-zverev-in-tears-2020-9">after losing to Dominic Thiem in the 2020 US Open final</a>, while Tsitsipas is looking to reach a first ever final, <a href="https://www.insider.com/australian-open-daniil-medvedev-beats-stefanos-tsitsipas-to-make-final-2021-2">having lost in three times in three semifinal appearances.</a>

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