Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden delivered a stellar efficiency on the Rod Laver Arena, securing their inaugural Australian Open males’s doubles title as a pair on Saturday. The duo emerged victorious towards Italy’s Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, triumphing in straight units with an exhilarating scoreline of 7-6, 7-5.
In his seventeenth Australian Open look, Bopanna, aged 43 years and 329 days, not solely secured his first Grand Slam males’s doubles title but additionally made historical past because the oldest Grand Slam champion. The ultimate match showcased Bopanna and Ebden’s prowess from the start, with the duo taking a 1-0 lead within the opening recreation of the primary set after securing a commanding 40-0 scoreline.
Although Bolelli and Vavassori fought again within the second recreation, leveling the rating to 1-1, Bopanna and Ebden maintained their momentum. The Italian duo took an preliminary 15-0 lead, however Bopanna and Ebden shortly equalized. Despite a aggressive recreation that reached deuce, Bolelli and Vavassori finally secured the win. (Australian Open 2024: Rohan Bopanna Becomes Oldest Grand Slam Champion At The Age Of 43)
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“Extremely happy to be playing tennis, especially playing it pain-free. Playing as the World No.1. I was playing freely and completely enjoying myself out on the court. Overall, I am enjoying myself being where I am today and playing one of my best tennis in a couple of decades,” Sony Sports quoted Bopanna as saying.
The first set was like a rollercoaster trip as each the duos have been giving robust competitors to one another. Bopanna and Ebden register a scoreline of 40-15 to assert a win within the fifth recreation. Later, Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori bounced again within the sixth recreation and clinched it by 40-15 to equalize the primary set 3-3.
The Indo-Australian duo maintained their dominance within the first set. In the ninth match, the duo comfortably dominated the Italian pair and claimed a win with a scoreline of 40-15.
How a lot will Bopanna and his associate get for successful the Australian Open?
Rohan Bopanna and his associate will get round (AU$365,000, as per InShorts) Rs 2 crore every for successful the doubles title.
