Rohan Bopanna reaches the Number 1 spot; surprises Double’s Partner Matthew Ebden

India’s ace Tennis Player Rohan Bopanna recently broke exciting news as he became the number one tennis player in the world (men’s) after defeating the Argentine pair of Máximo González and Andrés Molteni in straight sets along with his partner and Australian teammate Matthew Ebden at the Margaret Court Arena on 24 January, Wednesday post the quarter-final clash of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne.

Rohan broke the news to his fans as well as his partner Matthew in the arena after the game which took the Australian by surprise. Ebden immediately got to work to check the facts and later lifted Rohan in happiness as the crowd cheered for him from the stands in happiness. 

Rohan Bopanna on becoming the number 1 Tennis Player in the World 

“It (win) definitely will be special for me because today’s win gets me to world no. 1,” Bopanna said on Wednesday after the win of the memorable match which gave him the number one spot in the world. 

After the match in an exclusive interview, Rohan Bopanna talked about his journey and everyone who has been part of it as he took the throne of the number one player in the world. “First of all (thankful to)my team – they have been through really tough moments. The career high was back in 2013. You’ve got keep going. Thank you everyone. And most importantly my partner Matt. It’s always going to be a fantastic memory,” Bopanna said.

While talking about the desire to accomplish his dreams and taking a step forward to it, he further added, “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 couple of decades. Then now at this juncture for me to get to World No. 1, I think my perseverance to the sport, to stay in it and to keep fighting and to keep working hard, and 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.”