Bopanna and Partner Clinch Miami Open Title, Marking a Milestone

Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna created a new all-time record by winning the Miami Open title. Partnering with Australia’s Matthew Ebden in the men’s doubles, they delivered an outstanding performance. In the men’s doubles final, the Bopanna-Ebden duo triumphed over Ivan Dodig (Croatia) and Austin Krajicek (USA) with scores of 6-7 (7-3), 6-3, 10-6. Despite falling behind in the first game, Bopanna and his partner rallied back to dominate in consecutive games, securing the victory.

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With this victory, at the age of 44, Bopanna has made history by winning the ‘ATP Masters 1000’ title, setting a new record. This was Bopanna’s 14th ATP Masters final and his 6th Masters title. Overall, this is the 26th doubles title in his career. Additionally, he has set a record as the third Indian player to win doubles titles in all major tournaments in Open history, following Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, who have achieved ATP titles before.