Rohan Bopanna teamed up with Matthew Ebden for a spectacular win over the pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Baba Sori here on Saturday. Australian Open Men’s Doubles Won the title. With this, he became the third Indian player to achieve the feat of winning a Grand Slam title. second seed Bopanna-Ibden The pair won 7-6(0), 7-5 over the unseeded pair in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes. Before this, only Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won major titles for India in men’s tennis, while Sania Mirza has achieved this feat in women’s tennis. This is Bopanna’s second Grand Slam title. She won the French Open mixed doubles title in 2017 with Canada’s Gabriela Danowski. At the age of 43, Bopanna also became the oldest player to become a Grand Slam champion in men’s tennis. He broke the record of Julian Roger, who won the French Open men’s doubles trophy with Marcelo Arrevola in 2022. Let us know how much amount was given to Rohan Bopanna as reward after winning the title.
Bopanna became rich after winning the final
Australian Open 2024 men’s doubles final winners Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden received a total amount of 730,000 Australian dollars, which is approximately 3 crore 98 lakh Indian rupees.
Prime Minister congratulated and said- age is not a hindrance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated. PM wrote on his X handle: Age is not a hindrance! Congratulations to him on his historic Australian Open win. His remarkable journey is a sobering reminder that it is far from our spirit, hard work and perseverance that define our abilities.
I thought my journey was over: Bopanna
Bopanna said that two years ago I had said in a video message that I was going to retire because I was not winning matches. I did not win a single match for five months. I thought my journey was over but my inner hunger and determination kept me going, this actually changed a lot of things and I found a wonderful partner with whom I was able to achieve this feat.
Sabalenka became champion for the second consecutive time
Melbourne: Aryna Sabaleka defended her Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Zheng Wanwen in a one-sided women’s final here on Saturday. Second seeded Sabaleka broke Zheng in the second game and took the first set 33. Made a name for myself within minutes. After breaking the serve of 12th seed Zheng once again at the beginning of the second set, he maintained his dominance in the match. After becoming champion, Sabalenka said: The last few weeks have been amazing for me.
