Bhubaneswar, Jan. 27 -- Sania Mirza and her compatriot Rohan Bopanna narrowly missed out on the Australian Open 2023 title. It was the last Grand Slam in Sania's glorious career.

The Indian duo was defeated 6-7 (2), 2-6 by the Brazilian duo of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos in the thrilling final.

Sania will now bid farewell to tennis at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai in February.

The Australian Open 2023 was the 11th Grand Slam final of Indian ace tennis player's illustrious career. She has won as many as 43 doubles titles including six Grand Slams in her glorious career. She has also spent 91 weeks as the World No.1 in women's doubles.

The tennis diva has also been embroiled in several controversies in the past that had shaken up the s...