Duo Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden storms Aus Open men's doubles final 2024

Australian Open 2024: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden have now advanced to the men's doubles final at the Australian Open 2024 on Thursday.

Melbourne: From an Indian perspective, it was good news from Melbourne, where the Australian Open is taking place. Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden have now advanced to the men's doubles final at the Australian Open 2024 on Thursday. The Ind-Aus duo defeated unseeded duo Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10 -7) and thus conquered a place for himself in the top clash. The semi-final lasted 2 hours and 2 minutes. Now Bopanna would play his first men's doubles final at the Australian Open.

“It feels absolutely amazing and incredible to be where I am today, especially after twenty years of working in the sport and constantly trying to perform at the highest level. Indian tennis needed this,” Bopanna told Sony Sports during an interview after reaching his maiden doubles semi-final at the Australian Open.

“When you watch sports, growing up you always have idols and someone who inspires you. I hope reaching the number 1 position inspires someone back home. With all the support I have received over the last two decades, this is something I have to give back to the entire nation,” he added.

With Bopanna rewriting men's doubles history by reaching the No. 1 ranking for the first time, Indian tennis fans have more than one reason to celebrate and cherish the tournament.

“I think every fan deserves credit. Indian tennis deserves much more credit. It is a sport with many talented young people, who really need the support to reach the big stage. Today is a wonderful day to start this journey and I hope many Indian players reach the highest level of tennis,” he said.