There are a lot of sportspersons who have opened up on mental health issues recently. India's tennis star Sania Mirza has also opened up on her battle with depression and how she had issues with mental health after she had to pull out of the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Sania Mirza had retired with a wrist injury against Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova in the first round of the 2008 Olympics. It was the 2008 Beijing Olympics and I had a very bad wrist injury. Further talking about her battle, Sania said: "I felt that I will never be able to play tennis ever again.

Source: Hindustan Times May 10, 2021 12:22 UTC