Rohan Bopanna created history, entered the semi-finals of Australian Open with Matthew Ebden. Rohan Bopanna in the southern part of Australia Open: Defeated Argentine pair in men’s doubles event, oldest player to get world rank-1
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In the quarterfinals, Bopanna registered an easy win 6-4, 7-6 (5).
India’s star tennis player Rohan Bopanna created Grand Slam history by entering the doubles event at the Australian Open 2024.
Bopanna and his partner Matthew Ebden won the quarterfinals of the Australia Open on Sunday. They registered a straight set win against the Argentinian pair of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.
With a win in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Bopanna will become the world No. 1 men’s doubles player at the age of 43. When the listing is updated, he will be the oldest player to be ranked No. 1 in tennis history.
Bopanna won easily in the quarterfinals
Bopanna and his partner registered a comfortable 6-4, 7-6 (5) win in the quarter-finals in one hour and 46 minutes. The Indo-Australian pair, on the other hand, received a play from unseeded pair Tomas Machak and Zhenzhen Zhang.
Bopanna entered the Australian Open with Britain’s highest ranking of No. 3.
Bopanna’s doubles partner Matthew Ebden is confirmed to be at number 2 in the doubles rankings.
Bopanna made Rajiv Ram’s record
Rajeev Ram of America was the oldest player to get world ranking number-1. When he achieved the top rank for the first time in his career in October 2022 at the age of 38.
Bopanna has one Grand Slam title
Bopanna won the mixed doubles title at the French Open in 2017 with Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski. However, Bopanna has been runner-up twice at the US Open in Men’s Doubles in 2010 with Pakistan’s Eham-ul-Haq Quresh and in 2023 with Ebden.
Rohan Bopanna with Gabriela Dabrowski. Both of them won the French Open title in 2017.
Last year Bopanna was the oldest player to reach the Grand Slam final.
Only last year, Bopanna became the oldest person to reach the final of a Grand Slam in the Open Era. He and his partner Ebden lost in the final of the US Open 2023. Bopanna made his debut 20 years ago.
Bopanna is also the oldest player to win a doubles title in a Masters 1000 event. He achieved this feat last year at the age of 43 in the prestigious Indian Football Wales tournament with Ebden.
