Sania Mirza’s campaign in her penultimate career tournament short-lived as she crashed out of the Abu Dhabu Open in the first round on Monday.
Mirza and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffered straight sets defeat against the German-Belgian pair of Laura Siegemund and Kirsten Flipkens 3-6, 4-6 in the women’s doubles Round of 16 match.
The 36-year-old Indian recently announced her retirement from Grand Slams at the Australian Open 2023. In her last major tournament, Mirza, along with Rohan Bopanna, finished as finalists in the mixed doubles after losing to Brazilians Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos at the Rod Laver Arena.
