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On a day when the third and fourth seeds were felled in three sets, No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner got past French wild card Gael Monfils 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO Open Thursday in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Star India opener Shubman Gill shared a picture with ace Tennis star Rohan Bopanna on Saturday. The right-hand batter took to his official Instagram handle and posted a photo with the World number one men's doubles player, calling him an "Absolute legend". In the summit clash of the Australian Open men's doubles competition, Bopanna and Matthew Ebden beat Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 in a thrilling encounter.
One of the finest tennis players of his generation, Rafael Nadal took to social media to congratulate Rohan Bopanna after the Indian maestro clinched the Australian Open Men's Doubles title with partner Matthew Ebden. Bopanna produced unarguably the finest week of his career, as he bagged his maiden men's doubles Grand Slam title while also becoming the oldest player to clinch the No. 1 ranking. Nadal took to Instagram and posted a story where he congratulated the 43-year-old and wrote: "Congrats Rohan on an amazing and unique achievement!!!!".
As soon as a 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna clinched his maiden Australian Open title with a straight sets victory in the men's doubles final, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra praised him for the historic feat and said that the player has inspired him to pick the tennis racquet again and go back on the tennis court. Bopanna became the oldest-ever man to win a Grand Slam. He paired with local player Matthew Ebden to clinch the historic feat in Melbourne.
India's Rohan Bopanna and Australia's Matthew Ebden re-wrote history on Saturday as the duo claimed its maiden Australian Open men's doubles title. The pair defeated the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets 7-6 (7-0), 7-5, in Melbourne. Bopanna also celebrated becoming the oldest number one in men's doubles history. It was their maiden title as a team and Bopanna's first in men's doubles after 60 previous Grand Slams -- a record for most attempts before winning.
India's tennis star Rohan Bopanna became the oldest man to win a Grand Slam after he and his men's doubles partner Matthew Ebden won the Australia Open on Saturday. Bopanna (aged 43 years 329 days) and Ebden defeated Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 in a thrilling encounter. This was only Bopanna's second Grand Slam succes, having won the the 2017 French Open in mixed doubles with Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski. After the final at the Rod Laver Arena, the 43-year-old credited his wife Supriya Annaiah Bopanna for his success.
India's Rohan Bopanna celebrated becoming the oldest number one in men's doubles history by winning the Australian Open with his partner Matthew Ebden on Saturday. The second seeds claimed a 7-6 (7/0), 7-5 victory over unseeded Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Rod Laver Arena. It was their maiden title as a team and Bopanna's first in men's doubles after 60 previous Grand Slams -- a record for most attempts before winning. The 43-year-old will become the oldest number one in men's doubles history when the new rankings are released next week.
Former India tennis ace Sania Mirza was all praise for her ex-teammate Rohan Bopanna after the star player won the Australian Open 2024 men's doubles title. Bopanna on Saturday re-wrote the history books by becoming the oldest-ever man to win a Grand Slam title. He also became the oldest number one in men's doubles history with his win in Melbourne. The 43-year-old had paired with Matthew Ebden. The second seeds claimed a 7-6 (7/0), 7-5 victory over unseeded Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Rod Laver Arena.