Rohan Bopanna made historical past by turning into the oldest tennis participant to say the No. 1 spot within the males’s doubles rankings simply days after claiming his maiden Australian Open title in the identical class. It was an enormous achievement for the 43-year-old who produced a superb efficiency together with Matthew Ebden within the yr’s first Grand Slam. In a current interplay, Bopanna spoke about his profession and recalled how he used to play cricket with legendary tennis star Roger Federer within the locker room at Wimbledon.

“There were many times where we were at Wimbledon in the locker room, you know, Roger and I used to play cricket. I think there were three times we were at the warm-up area with a similar juncture because we were playing matches which were similar times on different courts, and we happened to be there.”

Bopanna confronted Federer in males’s singles tennis again in 2006 on the Halle Open first spherical and later, the 2 groups up for Indian Aces on the International Tennis Premier League (ITPL).

During the interplay, Bopanna was all reward for the Swiss celebrity and stated that though he was an excellent champion, Federer interacted with all of the gamers and even understood them.

“I think how he changed the sport, not only on the court but off the court as well,” Bopanna stated.

“He was somebody who communicated with all the players, and understood them. Even though he was such a great champion, no matter where he met some players, he was always amazing.”