Sania Mirza: Retirement, Serena's Return & Saving Indian Tennis |The Champion Code With Rupha Ramani

In one of her most honest and revealing conversations yet, former Grand Slam champion Sania Mirza discusses her life beyond tennis, motherhood in the age of social media, the loneliness of professional sport, mentoring India's next generation, and why nothing in life can replace the feeling of winning on the biggest stage. From her emotional decision to retire, to raising her son away from entitlement, to her bold verdict on Serena Williams' comeback, Sania opens up like never before. She also reveals why Indian tennis is moving further away from Grand Slam success and what she's doing through her Next Set initiative to change that. Rupha Ramani brings you the honest conversation in a special podcast - The Champion Code With Rupha Ramani.  00:00 - Intro 02:13 - Life After Retirement 02:43 - Why tennis lost teenagers' rise 05:07 - Motherhood & Balance 08:42 - Raising a Son Beyond Privilege 13:20 - Taking the mentorship role 14:44 - Parenting in the Digital Age 17:14 - Why Indian tennis is falling behind 22:18 - Sania's goal to revive Indian tennis 26:26 - Why Sania doesn't miss playing 30:18 - Why Serena is really returning 31:56 - Is taking the retirement decision difficult? 35:50 - Rapid Fire 36:18 - Sania proposes a unique rule 36:38 - Sania's unique talent 38:20 - The most overrated thing in tennis Watch Firstpost's Exclusive series Champion Code with Rupha Ramani:    • The Champion Code With Rupha Ramani   --- Sania Mirza | Sania Mirza Interview | Sania Mirza Podcast | Tennis Legend Sania Mirza | Tennis News | Sports Interview | First Sports | Rupha Ramani | Firstpost | Sports News #saniamirza #tennis #grandslam #rupharramani #sportspodcast #firstsports #rupharamani #sportsnews #firstpost Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on Twitter:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...