Rohan Bopanna retires at 45 after Grand Slam and world ranking feat

November 1, 2025 4:12 PM

Rohan Bopanna retires at 45 after Grand Slam and world ranking feat

Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement at the age of 45 on Saturday, ending a professional career spanning more than two decades in which he captured two Grand Slam titles and also became the oldest men's doubles world number one. Bopanna became the oldest men's Grand Slam champion in the professional era that began in 1968, when he won the Australian Open doubles title with Australia's Matthew Ebden last year, a win that marked his rise to the top of the rankings. His maj...

Australian Open: Bopanna, Zhang progress to mixed doubles round two

January 17, 2025 2:01 PM

Australian Open: Bopanna, Zhang progress to mixed doubles round two

Indian ace Rohan Bopanna and his Chinese partner Shuai Zhang advanced to the second round of the Australian Open mixed doubles with a straight sets 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig and Kristina Mladenovic on Friday. Bopanna and Zhang, closed the match in one hour and 12 minutes, will next face the winners of the match between the fourth-seeded pair of American Taylor Townsend and Hugo Nys of Monegasque and wild card Australian duo of Maddison Inglis and Jason Kuber. The Indo-Chinese duo began ...