Rohan Bopanna: 43-year-old Indian becomes oldest player to reach Grand Slam final in Open era | US Open

Updated : Sep 08, 2023 07:41
|
PTI

India's Rohan Bopanna and his partner from Australia, Matthew Ebden, continued their remarkable journey at the US Open, securing a spot in the final after defeating the French duo of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in straight sets.

The victory marks Bopanna's second appearance in a Grand Slam men's doubles final.

The Indo-Australian sixth-seeded pair exhibited exceptional skill, clinching victory with scores of 7-6 (7-3) and 6-2. The duo had previously reached the Wimbledon semifinals earlier this year.

With the victory in New York, Rohan Bopanna, who's 43 years and 6 months old, made history by becoming the oldest player to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open era. He surpassed the record previously held by Canada's Daniel Nestor, who reached a Major final at the age of 43 years and 4 months.

Interestingly, Bopanna's journey to his maiden Major final in 2010, alongside his then partner, Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, also took place at the US Open.

The final match will see Bopanna and Ebden facing the winners of the other semifinal, which features the American duo of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury against the Croatian-American pair of Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek at the Louis Armstrong stadium.

While Bopanna and Ebden continue their impressive doubles run, Rohan Bopanna is out of the mixed doubles event after a second-round defeat alongside his Indonesian partner, Aldila Sutjiadi.

Also watch: Snake attack at Glenn McGrath's house, ex-AUS cricketer daringly removes 3 pythons

(With PTI inputs)

US Open

Recommended For You

editorji | Sports

Iran 'negotiating' with FIFA over moving World Cup games to Mexico: embassy

editorji | Sports

IPL first phase schedule announced amid travel concerns caused by war in West Asia

editorji | Sports

Rinku Singh’s father Khanchand Singh passes away after battling stage 4 liver cancer

editorji | Sports

T20 World Cup: Abhishek, Hardik help India pulverise Zimbabwe by 72 runs; stay in semis race

editorji | Sports

T20 World Cup: Clinical South Africa hammer West Indies by nine wickets, tighten grip on semifinal spot