Newly topped World No. 1 participant in males’s doubles tennis, Rohan Bopanna made historical past as he turned the oldest man to win a Grand Slam title, clinching the Australian Open 2024 with associate Matthew Ebden on Saturday. Rohan has needed to wait for a very long time for his maiden Men’s Doubles title, and there have been instances in his life the place he needed to cease. But, the 42-year-old had some wonderful individuals round him who continued to push him within the pursuit of his dream.

“It’s been a proud moment, incredible. It was just all that weight lifted off of the shoulder. The body automatically fell to the ground when we finished the match point. It was a huge relief in terms of personal goal. I’ve been trying to achieve this for a long time. The biggest this is that I never really gave up. There have been times when I wanted to stop but I had good people around me who made sure that stopping at tough times is not really the right way to go about it. 

“I actually thank my spouse Supriya and my coach for being by my facet and serving to me in that journey. Today, the victory is as a lot there’s as it’s mine,” Bopanna said in an interview with NDTV.

When asked if this was the best week of his career, Bopanna had no hesitation in admitting that it indeed was.

“Getting the No. 1 rating, profitable a Grand Slam, every thing is falling in line this week. I all the time thought perhaps the 4th of March, being my birthday, is my favorite month of the 12 months, however clearly, January is my favorite month of the 12 months. It’s been completely superb and it’s even higher to have a associate like Matthew Ebden by my facet. Since final 12 months, the consistency we had, helped us attain right here,” he stated.

In the summit conflict on the Australian Open, Bopanna and Ebden dominated on serve all through the one-hour, 40-minute match, profitable 80 p.c (40/50) of the video games with their first supply. The Indo-Australian duo didn’t face a break level to high off a implausible week that noticed them clinching World No. 1 and World No. 2 rankings.

The duo defeated Italy’s Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight units 7-6, 7-5 in a pulsating conflict.