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"Still Hasn't Sunk In": Rohan Bopanna Reacts To Becoming Oldest World No. 1 In Men's Doubles Tennis

India's tennis stalwart Rohan Bopanna became the oldest first-time world no. 1 in the history of the sport as he and partner Matthew Ebden qualified for the Australian Open 2024 men's doubles semi-final. Bopanna entered the tournament with a career-high ranking of world no. 3 and will now be elevated to the top spot when the rankings are revised on Monday after the Australian Open's conclusion. Bopanna and Ebden defeated Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in the quarterfinals. After securing the world no. 1 spot, Bopanna said that "India and Indian tennis needed this".

Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Duo Enter Quarter-Final Of Australian Open

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open with an impressive 7-6 7-6 victory over Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Croatia's Nikola Mektic in Melbourne on Monday. The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden, who are seeded second in the draw, were broken early in both sets but showed themselves to be up to the task with some great returns against the 14th seeds. The Indo-Australian pair will next meet the sixth-seeded Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.

Australian Open: Sumi Nagal's Gritty Run Halted By Juncheng Shang; Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Pair Advances

Chinese tennis prodigy Juncheng Shang blunted Sumit Nagal's challenge at the Australian Open to halt the Indian's impressive run at the first major of the season on Thursday. Coming into the match after an inspiring win over a top-30 player, Nagal began in the same dominating fashion but the 18-year-old wild card entrant got better as the game progressed to walk out a winner with a 2-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 scoreline. The second round contest lasted two hours and 50 minutes and it was clear that Nagal had run out of steam in the fourth set. In contrast, Shang began to serve well from the third set onwards and was at ease in pocketing his service games despite being troubled by high backhand balls in the match.

Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Pair Enters Men's Doubles Final At Adelaide International

Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden advanced to the final of the Adelaide International tournament in their first outing of the season in Adelaide, Australia on Friday. Seeded second in the ATP tournament, Bopanna-Ebden duo beat the pair of Gonzalo Escobar (Ecuador) and Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Ukraine) 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal match that lasted one hour 12 minutes. The Indo-Australian duo will face the third-seeded pair of American Rajeev Ram and Englishman Joe Salisbury in the final.