With his victory at the Australian Open, Rohan Bopanna became the oldest male player to win a grand slam title ever

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With his victory at the Australian Open, Rohan Bopanna became the oldest male player to win a grand slam title ever.
He made history by becoming the oldest male player to win a grand slam title during the Open era.
In the Australian Open men’s doubles championship match, Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden prevailed.
After losing the US Open championship game the previous year, this was their first trophy together.
Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori were defeated 7-6(0) 7-5 by Australia’s Ebden and India’s Bopanna.
The mixed doubles French Open 2017 was won by Bopanna.
Both the 2022 Wimbledon men’s doubles and the 2013 Australian Open mixed doubles were won by Ebden.
Bopanna is about to become the oldest tennis player in history to hold the top spot.
A large portion of Bopanna’s success in his latter career has been credited to Iyengar yoga.