Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his companion Matthew Ebden received the Miami Open 2024 title, their second main win this yr. They defeated Croatia’s Ivan Dodig and American Austin Krajicek in an exciting match that lasted greater than an hour and a half.

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Bopanna broke his file

Within the remaining match of the Miami Open 2024, 44-year-old Bopanna created a file and have become the oldest participant to win the Masters 1000 title on the ATP circuit. The tennis star broke his personal file, which he had created by profitable the Indian Wells title final yr. After profitable the Miami Open, Rohan Bopanna has turn into the second Indian after Leander Paes to succeed in the finals of all 9 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.

After trailing within the first set, Bopanna-Ebden made a spectacular comeback

Bopanna and Ebden received the Miami Open title by defeating their Croatian-American opponent by 6-7(3), 6-3, 10-6. Nevertheless, Bopanna and Matthew didn’t have an excellent begin, as they misplaced the primary set by 6-7. However, the Indo-Australian pair maintained their composure and made a powerful comeback within the match, profitable the second set by an enormous margin of 6-3 and in addition dominated the deciding set and received 10-16. 

Bopanna reaches No. 1 place

After Indian tennis gamers Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna has turn into the third Indian male participant to win the title in open matches. Not solely this, after this title win he has additionally turn into the No.1 ranked participant on the planet. Even at 44, Bopanna seems match and there’s no signal of stopping, which is a superb factor for Indian tennis.

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Bopanna-Ebden performed three finals this yr

The pair of Bopanna and Ebden had created historical past in Melbourne by profitable the Australian Open earlier this yr. After that, 44-year-old Rohan Bopanna had come to #1 within the males’s doubles rankings. The pair have performed three finals to date this yr, out of which they’ve received 2.