Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur were among leaders who congratulated tennis star Rohan Bopanna on winning the Australia Open doubles title
The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden overwhelmed Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6(0), 7-5 to clinch the crown at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
Rohan Bopanna aced a serve to clinch the third set and book a place in men's doubles of the Australian Open 2024 final. The men's doubles semi-final was a nervy match but Bopanna and his Australian men's doubles partner Matthew Ebden capped their brilliant run in the tournament with a win on
India's star tennis player and men's doubles World No. 1 Rohan Bopanna, squash player Joshna Chinappa and former field hockey player Harbinder Singh are honoured with the Padma Shri award, the Centre announced on Thursday.
The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden sealed a spot in the men's doubles final of the Australian Open with a victory over ZZ Zhang and Tomas Machac in a tight three-set match 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 in Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
In an interview with Sony Sports Network, Bopanna said that after being there in the sport, it was "absolutely amazing." He added that Indian tennis needed this win.
Veteran India tennis star Rohan Bopanna on Wednesday backed his former doubles partner, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, to achieve Grand Slam success following his early exit from the Australian Open.