History etched! Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden win their first grand slam at Australian Open
tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden clinched their first Grand Slam title as a team at the Australian Open on Saturday.
The duo defeated the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori by 7-6(0) 7-5 in the men's doubles finale.
The road to the last mile for Bopanna with his Australian partner Matthew Ebden was after prevailing in a tense semifinal against Tomas Machac and Zhang Zhizhen.
Earlier this week, the Indo-Australian pair faced strong opposition in third set in the semifinals, but their Super Tie Breakers experience helped them win with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-7) scoreline.
Bopanna has made it to the US Open final twice (in 2013 and 2023), but he has never won a major championship.
But the legend ticked that box today, as he approaches the tail end of his career at the age of 43.
The Indian tennis stalwart also made history by becoming the oldest person to reach the number one spot in men's doubles tennis.
Starting the Australian Open with a career-best ranking of No. 3, Bopanna is now the oldest to win a Grand Slam men's doubles.
