India’s tennis stalwart Rohan Bopanna grew to become the oldest first-time world no. 1 within the historical past of the game as he and associate Matthew Ebden certified for the Australian Open 2024 males’s doubles semi-final. Bopanna entered the event with a career-high rating of world no. 3 and can now be elevated to the highest spot when the rankings are revised on Monday after the Australian Open’s conclusion. Bopanna and Ebden defeated Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni within the quarterfinals. After securing the world no. 1 spot, Bopanna stated that “India and Indian tennis wanted this”.
“To start with, Thanks a lot, it has been an unimaginable 20 years taking part in this event week in, week out, and at this time, reaching the No. 1 rating, it is an especially superb and proud feeling. It most likely hasn’t sunk in absolutely but however nonetheless credit score to your entire staff, particularly, the household, coach, physio, and everybody behind the scenes who play such a vastly necessary position and at all times maintain me constructive,” he stated after the quarter-final match. And naturally, my associate Matt Ebden,” he stated.
Bopanna thanked followers for his or her superb help during the last 20 overs, having secured a spot within the Australian Open males’s doubles semi-finals for the primary time in 17 makes an attempt. The achievement, Bopanna stated, was his means of giving again.
“These final 13 months have been an extremely constant type of a 12 months. I’m proud to be the place I’m at this time, on the rating of no. 1. So, India wanted this, Indian tennis wanted this. I’m actually glad to be representing India internationally on this tennis journey. There’s a lot love and help from your entire nation for twenty years. I’m grateful for all of the help. I feel, that is from my aspect, giving again to everybody in India. Thanks,” he concluded.
Bopanna and Ebden will now sq. off in opposition to China’s Zhizhen Zhang and Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac within the semi-finals on Thursday to verify their place within the remaining.
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