Tennis star Sania Mirza, on Sunday, hosted a grand farewell bash in Hyderabad as she bid goodbye to her illustrious innings on the court. Spotted at the event were his parents and sister apart from several celebs from the film and sports industry.
Seen in attendance were celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker, Telugu star Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar, renowned musician AR Rahman among others.
Both Mahesh Babu and Rahman posted glimpses of the starry night on Instagram. Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Rahman shared two selfies, one featuring the host Sania Mirza, and the other with Mahesh Babu. Mahesh reshared Rahman’s selfie and wrote, “Clicked by the legend himself!! Always a pleasure meeting you sir @arrahman.” AR Rahman reacted, “Lovely catching up with you Mahesh garu.”
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Rahman had written, “Celebrating tennis icon Sania Mirza” along with the hashtags trail blazer and pride of India.
Meanwhile, Mahesh too shared a portrait of himself and his partner Namrata, along with Sania. He captioned it, “What a journey! So so proud of you Sania Mirza!”
Also spotted was former former Indian cricketer turned commentator Irfan Pathan with his wife.
Tributes poured in for the former doubles World No.1 Sania Mirza, one of India's most celebrated athletes, after she retired from professional tennis at the age of 36, playing her last match in Dubai on Tuesday.
Coming to Sania Mirza, the former doubles World No.1 and one of India's most celebrated athletes, wrapped up her professional tennis career at the age of 36 last month. Being a six-time Grand Slam winner, Sania has bagged 44 WTA titles in her career. Her last doubles triumph came at the Ostrava Open2021 in the Czech Republic.
