Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden
India’s star player at the Australian Open, Rohan Bopanna created history on Saturday, January 27, when he won his first Men’s Doubles Grand Slam title by winning the Australian Open 2024 Men’s Doubles title with his partner Matthew Ebden. The Indo-Australian pair defeated Italy’s Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavasori in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 to win the final at the Rod Laver Arena.
Bopanna’s strong performance continued on Saturday as he won his first Australian Open title. After achieving the world No. 1 ranking in the ATP Men’s Doubles on Wednesday (January 24), Bopanna has now pulled off another historic win and looking at the form he has been in, it doesn’t look like he will be stopping any time soon. Are.
How was the match?
The summit clash between the Italian and Indo-Australian pair was full of ups and downs, but Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna were in control of the match right from the start. The first set went to a tie-breaker after the Italian pair played well. However, after Bopanna and Ebden showed tremendous dominance, the tie-breaker did not go well for the Italian pair and they had to face defeat. The Indo-Australian pair defeated Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavasori 7-0 in the tie-breaker. After this the second set of the game was played.
second set game
The match in the second set was evenly matched and both the pairs performed well. The second set was tied at 5-5 and it seemed as if Bopanna and Ebden had turned the match in their favour, but another tie-breaker followed. 43-year-old Bopanna and 36-year-old Ebden took the contest in their favor by winning two games on the bounce. This is Matthew Ebden’s third Grand Slam title. He won the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in 2013 with his Slovak-Australian partner Jarmila Gajdossova and also won the men’s doubles at Wimbledon in 2022 with compatriot Max Purcell.
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