Rohan Bopanna scripted history on Saturday, January 27, as he gained the men’s doubles title on the Australian Open 2024 alongside his accomplice Matthew Ebden to say his first-ever men’s doubles Grand Slam title. The Indo-Australian pair received the higher of Italy’s Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight units 7-6, 7-5 to win the summit conflict on the Rod Laver Arena.
Bopanna’s purple patch continued on Saturday as he claimed his first-ever Australian Open title. Having achieved the world No. 1 rating within the ATP men’s doubles on Wednesday (January 24), Bopanna has now scaled one more historic milestone and does not appear to be slowing down anytime quickly.
The summit conflict between the Italian and the Indo-Aussie pair was stuffed with ups and downs however the latter remained in management proper from the get-go. The first set went right into a tie-breaker after the resilient Italian pair confirmed loads of character.
However, the tie-breaker ended on a tragic notice for the Italian duo after Bopanna and Ebden displayed sheer dominance. The Indo-Aussie duo thrashed the Italians 7-0 within the tie-breaker to advance to the second set with momentum.
The second set turned out to be evenly contested in addition to each pairs hurled cannonballs at one another and did not present any indicators of give up. The second set was evenly poised at 5-5 and seemed to be heading into one more tie-breaker earlier than Bopanna and Ebden turned the tables round of their favour.
Bopanna, 43, and Ebden, 36, gained two video games on the bounce to seal the competition of their favour.
Notably, that is Matthew Ebden’s third Grand Slam title. He gained the combined doubles on the Australian Open in 2013 alongside his Slovak-Australian accomplice Jarmila Gajdošová and likewise gained the men’s doubles at Wimbledon in 2022 with compatriot Max Purcell.
