Dubai Open LIVE: India Tennis ace Sania Mirza is all set to begin her campaign in the Dubai Open. The WTA 1000 event will be the final tournament of her career. She partners alongside Madison Keys and the duo will face Veronika Kudermetova and Ludmilla Samsonova in the first round on Tuesday, 21st February 2023. The match is scheduled to begin at 7.15 pm IST. Follow Dubai Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Dubai Open LIVE: Sania Mirza set to begin action in her final tournament, faces Ludmilla Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova in Women’s Doubles first round at Dubai Open – Follow LIVE updates
- Sania Mirza looks to bid farewell to the sport in a memorable fashion and is hoping to make a deep run in the tournament.
- She has opted to pair up alongside Madison Keys, who will be playing her first doubles match in his year.
- Mirza last featured in the Abu Dhabi Open and bowed out from the first round along with her partner Betthaney Mattek-Sands.
- Before Abu Dhabi, she featured in the Australian Open. While her campaign in the Women’s Doubles ended in the second round, she made all the way to the final of the Mixed Doubles alongside partner Rohan Bopanna.
- Mirza and Bopanna lost in the final against Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos to finish as runner-up.
- Sania Mirza started the year with a first round defeat at the Adelaide International in Women’s Doubles. She played alongside Anna Danilina in the tournament.
Sania Mirza will retire after this year’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships following a stellar 22-year-long professional career.
We caught up with the six-time Grand Slam winner after today’s @WTA 1000 draw 🙌🏻#DDFTennis #WTA pic.twitter.com/LB8uMhmYcF
— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) February 18, 2023
- Meanwhile, Veronika Kudermetova and Ludmilla Samsonova will be partnering in Women’s Doubles for the fourth straight tournament this year.
- They began the year with a second round defeat in Women’s Doubles at the Adelaide International 1.
- The Russian pair then made then bowed out from the first round at the Australian Open after losing in the super tie-breaker against fourth seeded pair Storm Sanders and Elise Mertens.
- The pair then suffered another first round defeat at the Abu Dhabi Open.
Where to watch Dubai Open Tennis LIVE streaming?
The live streaming of the Dubai Open 2023 will be available only in Tennis TV.
Dubai Open LIVE: Sania Mirza set to begin action in her final tournament, faces Ludmilla Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova in Women’s Doubles first round at Dubai Open – Follow LIVE updates
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