Yuvraj congratulated Sania Mirza on reaching the final of Australian Open, know what he said
Sania Mirza: Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza for reaching the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open. Along with this, he is expected to become the winner. Sania-Bopanna will face the Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos in the final on Saturday.
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna defeated third-seeded American-British pair Desirea Krawczyk and Neil Skupski in the semi-finals to reach the final of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open 2023. Sania and Bopanna defeated two-time Wimbledon champion pair Desira-Skupski 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 10-6 in a hard-fought match. This will be the first time in five years that India will be represented in a Grand Slam final. Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza for reaching the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open. Along with this, he is expected to become the winner.
Rohan Bopanna made it to the Australian Open mixed doubles final five years ago in 2018 with Hungary's Timea Babos but had to face defeat. Sania, on the other hand, is playing her last major event as a six-time Grand Slam champion. Earlier this month, Sania announced that she would retire from professional tennis at the Dubai Tennis Championships, which is a WTA 1000 event and begins on February 19.
Sania Mirza has six major titles in the doubles category. Three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles as well. He won his first title in 2009. During that time she partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title. At the same time, now in the final of the last Australian Open, they will face Brazilian pair Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos on Saturday.
The tournament organizers shared a video on Instagram, in which Sania-Bopanna can be seen celebrating the victory with their children. Sania hugged her son Izhaan. While Bopanna holds his daughter Tridha in his arms. Commenting on the post, Yuvraj wrote... Well done Champ, will see you as a winner now.