Aged
43, Rohan Bopanna celebrated becoming the oldest number one in men's doubles
history, winning the Australian Open with his partner Matthew Ebden on
Saturday. Bopanna became only the third Indian to win a men's doubles Grand
Slam title after registering a commanding win over the Italian pair of Bolelli
and Vavassori in a high-quality game of tennis that lasted an hour and 39
minutes. The second-seeded Bopanna-Ebden pair were crowned champions after a
7-6(0) 7-5 win in the final. — AustralianOpen (@AustralianOpen) It was the
pair's maiden title and Bopanna's first in men's doubles after 60 previous
Grand Slams -- a record for most attempts before winning. — AustralianOpen
(@AustralianOpen) Only the iconic Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won
Major titles for India in men's tennis while trailblazer Sania Mirza did it in
women's tennis.
As It Happened For Bopanna it is his second
Grand Slam title, having won the French Open mixed doubles with Canada's
Gabriela Dabrowski in 2017. — AustralianOpen (@AustralianOpen) At the Rod Laver
Arena, Bopanna also became the oldest Grand Slam champion in men's tennis. He
bettered the record of Jean-Julien Rojer who, at age of 40, had lifted the
French Open men's doubles trophy in 2022 with Marcelo Arevola. It was such
hard-fought battle as the contest featured only one break of serve when
Vavassori dropped his serve at love in game 11 of the second set.
Bopanna will be crowned the new number one
on Monday when the ATP rankings will be updated. At 43, he will be the oldest
player to be perched on top of the ranking pile. Bolelli had won the Australian
Open men's doubles in 2015 with partner Fabio Fognini.
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