Rohan Bopanna makes history to qualify for Maiden Australian open Men’s doubles final
Rohan Bopanna (Source: Twitter)
India’s ace tennis player Rohan Bopanna recently claimed the number one spot as he became the world’s number one tennis player (Men’s) after defeating the Argentine pair of Máximo González and Andrés Molteni in Men’s double with this Australian men’s double partner Matthew Ebden on the Margaret Court Arena on 24 January in the quarter-finals of 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne. Following the victory in the quarter-finals, Rohan Bopanna has now qualified for the finals of the Australian Open 2024 on Thursday, 25 January.
Rohan Bopanna and his partner Matthew Ebden beat Zhang Zhizhen and Tomas Machac by 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) under the Rod Laver Arena to reach their second consecutive Grand Slam final with each other’s company. The 43-year-old became the oldest man to take the crown of the world’s number one tennis player and couldn’t stop expressing his happiness as he revealed the news to his Australian mate and the crowd.
Rohan Bopanna on Becoming World’s Number 1 Tennis Player
“It (win) definitely will be special for me because today’s win gets me to world no. 1,” Bopanna told the media after taking the number one spot in the world.
After the game, Bopanna went down memory lane and recalled his journey while thanking everyone who has been part of it, he said, “First of all (thankful to)my team – they have been through really tough moments. The career high was back in 2013. You’ve got to keep going. Thank you everyone. And most importantly my partner Matt. It’s always going to be a fantastic memory.”
Rohan also talked about wanting to accomplish more in his career and said, “I think for every player out there, it is a dream. It was my dream, and more so when you’re playing the sport for a couple of decades. Now at this juncture for me to get to World No. 1, I think my perseverance in the sport, to stay in it and to keep fighting and to keep working hard, and to have such a great partner by my side — I think the consistent year we had last year is why… This helped me get to this stage.”
