New Delhi: Sania Mirza has announced her retirement from her Grand Slam career in Australia. Soon after the Tennis star announced her retirement, many celebrities from the Indian film industry shared how they will miss her besides also praising her sportsmanship. Among Bollywood celebs, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deskhmukh, Kajol and Dia Mirza took to Twitter to send their love to the ace sportsperson.
Abhishek Bachchan wrote on Twitter, "To a glorious career, @MirzaSania! You’ve always made India proud & been an inspiration for many of us. Best wishes for a fun-filled & relaxing retirement. You’ll be missed, but never forgotten.” Meanwhile, Kajol Devgn mentioned through her tweet how Sania was an inspiration to many. She tweeted, "You have always made India and women everywhere look up to you.. and you always will. @MirzaSania twitter.com/australianopen…” Anil Kapoor thanked her for making the country proud.
Sania took the time out to thank everyone for their kind words. She also returned to her Dubai home after retirement where she was given a surprise by her near and dear ones. Sania's husband Shoaib Malik was also present. In fact, in a video which Sania shared of her surprise party, we see Soaib handing a bouquet of flowers to her, hugging her and saying 'Welcome home'.
Sania shared the video with the caption, "When you come home to this and realize you have the best friends and family in the world 🥹 My Dubai Fam 🥹💜Thank you guys ❤️ Ps: For a change I was actually surprised 😏😂.” The tennis player’s close friend and filmmaker Farah Khan reacted to the video and wrote, “What a wonderful surprise ❤️❤️❤️ I should hav bn there.”
Earlier, Shoaib Malik took to Twitter to congratulate his wife on her achievement. He wrote, "You are the much needed hope for all the women in sports. Super proud of you for all you have achieved in your career. You’re an inspiration for many, keep going strong. Many congratulations on an unbelievable career…”
And, now the video which Sania Mirza shared has sparked off rumorus given Sania and Shoaib's alleged divorce has also been in the news for quite some time now. The couple is also said to be living separately and is headed towards a divorce. However, neither Sania nor Shoaib have reacted to the rumours.
Shoaib also penned a note for Sania as she retired from the Grand Slam tournaments. He wrote on Twitter, “You are the much-needed hope for all the women in sports. Super proud of you for all you have achieved in your career. You’re an inspiration for many, keep going strong. Many congratulations on an unbelievable career…” Sania replied to him by writing, “Thank you 😊.”