Janpukar News/ Sudhanshu Rokka
Rohan Boppana scripted history as he became the oldest man in the open era to clinch a Grand Slam title. He made the record aged 43 years and 329 days when the Indo-Australian pair of Bopanna and Matthew Edben defeated their Italian opponents Simone Bolelli-Andrea Vavassori in straight sets in the men’s doubles final of the Australian Open on Saturday
Bopanna and Edben registered a win 7-6, 7-5 in a match that lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes to script history. Following Bopanna’s record-breaking achievement, social media is flooded with messages and posts, congratulating the Indian tennis star who was recently selected for the Padma Shri Award. He will officially become the oldest World Number 1 in Men’s Doubles on Monday.
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