Rohan Bopanna on Saturday scripted history after becoming the oldest man to win the Australian Open 2024 men’s doubles title. Boppana, 43, won the title alongside Matthew Ebden from Australia.

The duo defeated the Italian pair of Simone Boleli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 on January 27 at the Rod Laver Arena.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to Rohan Bopanna. Taking to X, PM Modi said time and again, the phenomenally talented Rohan Bopanna shows age is no bar. Congratulations to him on his historic Australian Open win. His remarkable journey is a beautiful reminder that it is always our spirit, hard work and perseverance that define our capabilities, the Prime Minister added.

Bopanna has been on a winning streak lately and on Saturday he won his first-ever Australian Open title. Just a few days ago, he was ranked world number first in the ATP men’s doubles and now he has achieved yet another historic milestone. Bopanna seems to be unstoppable at the moment.

The final match between the Italian and Indo-Aussie pairs was full of ups and downs, but Bopanna and his partner remained in control from the beginning. The first set had to be decided in a tie-breaker after the Italian pair showed great resilience and character.

In the tennis match, the Italian duo and the Indo-Aussie duo were competing against each other. The tie-breaker ended sadly for the Italian pair as Bopanna and Ebden showed sheer dominance by beating them 7-0. This resulted in the Indo-Aussie duo taking the momentum into the second set.

The second set was equally contested as both pairs threw strong shots at each other and didn’t show any signs of giving up. The score was tied at 5-5 and it seemed like the set would go into yet another tie-breaker. However, Bopanna and Ebden managed to turn the tables around in their favour. Bopanna, 43, and Ebden, 36, secured victory by winning two consecutive games.

Boppana was among the recipients of the Padma Shri award out of seven, who were bestowed with the prestigious award in sports.

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Sania Mirza has faced defeat in her last Grand Slam. In the mixed doubles final, Sania and Rohan Bopanna have lost by 6-7, 6-2. Sania had already announced that this would be her last Grand Slam. Mirza was eliminated in the second round of women’s doubles and had to face defeat in the final in the mixed doubles too. With this defeat, Sania’s dream of a victorious farewell at Grand Slam has also been shattered.

In the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open, Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos defeated Sania and Rohan by a margin of 6-7 and 2-6.

For the unversed, Sania Mirza has won three women’s doubles Grand Slam titles and three mixed doubles titles in her career. While Bopanna has won one mixed doubles Grand Slam title. The unseeded Indian pair of Sania and Bopanna defeated Desirea Krawczyk and Neil Skupski by 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 10-6 in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2023. The pair got a walkover in the quarterfinal match.

The Indian pair defeated Uruguay and Japanese pair of Ariel Behar and Makato Ninomiya by 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) to reach the quarterfinals.

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Sania-Rohan could not maintain rhythm in the final

Sania and Rohan Bopanna lost only one set before the final match in this tournament. In the semi-final match, the pair faced a narrow one-set defeat. The pair was out of touch in the final match and lost in straight sets to win the title. Meanwhile, the men’s doubles pair of Bopanna and Matthew Ebden were bowed out in the first round. Sania and Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina were ousted in the second round of women’s doubles.

Sania Mirza’s Tennis career

Sania Mirza has won 43 WTA titles in her career. She also won three Grand Slam titles in the women’s doubles category. In 2016, she also became the women’s doubles champion at the Australian Open. Sania has also won three Grand Slams in mixed doubles.

In 2009, she won the title in this category at the Australian Open. Sania held the number one spot in the women’s doubles rankings for a long time. However, in the last Grand Slam of her career, she remained one step away from victory.

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