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‘Thank you for being such an inspiration’: Azarenka pays tribute to Sania Mirza

India’s Sania Mirza bid farewell to her grand slam career after the Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos beat Mirza and Rohan Bopanna. Mirza became the first Indian woman to be seeded at a Grand Slam event at the 2006 Australian Open. She had beaten two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in her opening game. Azarenka wrote: “Just want to say congratulations on your career @MirzaSania and thank you for being such an inspiration to so many girls...”