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\n <\/div>\nRohan Bopanna (left) and Matthew Ebden celebrate with the trophy after Australian Open victory.\u00a9 AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n India’s Rohan Bopanna celebrated becoming the oldest number one in men’s doubles history by winning the Australian Open with his partner Matthew Ebden on Saturday. The second seeds claimed a 7-6 (7\/0), 7-5 victory over unseeded Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Rod Laver Arena. It was their maiden title as a team and Bopanna’s first in men’s doubles after 60 previous Grand Slams — a record for most attempts before winning. The 43-year-old will become the oldest number one in men’s doubles history when the new rankings are released next week.<\/p>\n Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, the winners of Australian Open 2024 men’s doubles final bagged a total sum of dollar 730,000 Australian dollars, which is around 3 crores 98 lakh Indian rupees.<\/p>\n In a high-quality game of tennis, second seeded Bopanna and Ebden won in straight sets in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes. The Indian-Australian pair dominated on serve throughout the match, winning 80 per cent (40\/50) of games with their first delivery and not facing a break point to top off a fantastic week.<\/p>\n Only the iconic Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won Major titles for India in men’s tennis while trailblazer Sania Mirza did it in women’s tennis.<\/p>\n For Bopanna it is his second Grand Slam title, having won the French Open mixed doubles with Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski in 2017.<\/p>\n At 43, Bopanna also became the oldest Grand Slam champion in men’s tennis. He bettered the record of Jean-Julien Rojer who, at age of 40, had lifted the French Open men’s doubles trophy in 2022 with Marcelo Arevola.<\/p>\n (With PTI Inputs)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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