The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden overcame Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6(0), 7-5 to clinch the crown at Rod Laver Area in Melbourne.
Bopanna, who was once awarded the Padma Shri by way of the Indian govt for changing into the oldest first-time International Negative.1 in males’s doubles lately, finished his challenge to win his first Magnificent Slam males’s doubles name.
Later the win, the Indian tennis veteran expressed his gratitude to fanatics for supporting him and famous that there was once negative higher spouse than Ebden for the Magnificent Slam tournament.
“Totally amazing winning my first men’s doubles Grand Slam. There is no better person than Matthew Ebden to be by my side and win this men’s doubles Grand Slam. Thank you everyone for all the love and support. This victory is as much yours as mine. Really thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for all the support and love you have shown me for years,” Rohan Bopanna stated next the victory in an audio despatched by way of his group.
“And lastly never, never have any limitations and keep believing in yourselves because you never know when life can change and make it absolutely magical,” he added.
Ebden additionally praised Bopanna and mentioned that the Republic of India ace is younger at middle.
“What an amazing tournament,” Ebden stated. “Thanks to my amazing partner. He is 43 years old, this is his first men’s Grand Slam doubles title! Age is not a number for this guy. He is young at heart. He is a champion and a warrior. He has fought hard alongside me the past year and I am forever grateful to him,” Ebden stated, in line with ATP.
Bopanna, who made his seventeenth Australian Visible look on this version, very easily wrapped up his maiden Magnificent Slam males’s doubles name victory. Elderly 43 years 329 days, he additionally changed into the oldest Magnificent Slam champion.
It’s the first presen Bopanna has gained a significant name, having misplaced in finals at the USA Visible in 2010 and 2023.
Within the top accident, Bopanna and Ebden ruled on handover right through the one-hour, 40-minute fit, successful 80 in line with cent (40/50) of video games with their first supply and no longer dealing with a crack level to zenith off an incredible generation.
Bopanna is the 3rd Indian guy within the Visible Pace to win a significant males’s doubles name, following Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi. On Monday, he’ll grow to be the oldest top-ranked participant within the ATP Doubles Ratings.
This was once Bopanna’s 2nd Magnificent Slam triumph, his first in males’s doubles. His earlier Magnificent Slam victory got here in combined doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada on the 2017 French Visible.
(With inputs from ANI)
