Former women's doubles world number one Mirza announced that she will officially retire from Dubai next month
Former women's doubles world number one and India's Mirza has announced that she plans to officially retire in Dubai next month
Mirza originally planned to be auctioned at the end of last year, but withdrew from the US Open due to an elbow injury and ended the season early in August. At this year's Australian Open, she will partner Kazakhstan's Danilina.
"I was going to call a halt after the WTA Finals because we had hopes of making the cut, but I had a tendon injury in my elbow before the US Open and had to withdraw from all competitions. In my personality, I like to do things my way. I don't want to be forced to end because of an injury, I've been training. ”
Mirza still has an injury to her calf and she's been coping with it, which she hopes won't stop her from finishing her curtain call in the ring.
"My plan is to try it hard and retire in Dubai."
"I'm 36 years old and to be honest my body is tired and that's the main reason. And mentally and emotionally, I couldn't push myself to do more. I turned professional in 2003 and my priorities are changing, and now my priority is not to push my body to the limit every day. ”
Mirza has lived in Dubai for many years and recently opened a tennis academy there. This year's Dubai tournament is a WTA1000 tournament with a swing on February 19.