Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Highlights: Bopanna becomes oldest Grand Slam champion, wins title with Ebden

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Here is a video of Bopanna and Ebden’s reaction after winning the title!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Now it is Bopanna’s turn!

“I’d like to congratulate Bole and Vava for the tournament they have had. You definitely got to know how old I am at thanks to Mat. But I’d like to say that I am at level 43. I am very lucky to have a fantastic Aussie partner. I feel happy to have won my first men’s doubles Grand Slam title. Tennis is such a great teacher and no one if better than Scot who has been with me for over a decade. It hasn’t been easy but thank you for staying with me. Thank you to Rebecca, my physio, who keeps me moving. My in-laws are here tonight. They were here last time when I won the mixed doubles title. I don’t know why they don’t come to my matches often. Thank you to my lovely wife Supriya and my daughter Tritha. A few years ago, I sent her a video saying I am calling it quits because I hadn’t won a match in five months. I am glad I did not then,” he said.

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: It is the post-match presentation ceremony and Ebden speaks first after the Italians. “I want to thank Rohan. At 43, he is winning his first Grand Slam title. What a warrior. Thanks to his team. Thanks to my wife Kim and my team. It has been an honour to win this title in front of my home crowd,” he said.

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Wide serve from Ebden and then Bolelli goes wide with his return. Double fault and 15-all. Ebden makes it 30-15, and then Bopanna sends a forehand volley to make 40-15. Overhand smash by the Indian and he becomes the oldest Grand Slam champion! DOES!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Vavassori serves and Bopanna sends a forehand return, which Bolelli misses, 0-15. Ebden keeps it low and Vavassori nets, 0-30. Double fault and then Ebden intercepts to make it 6-5! ONE GAME AWAY FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP! EBDEN TO SERVE!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna serves, and concedes the first point. Vavassori nets then, 15-all. Ebden does good work to get the next point, Bopanna holds and makes it level in the second set!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Ebden serves, ace! Then easily takes it to 30-0 with an overhead smash! Body serve and then a backhand winner from Bolelli makes it 30-15. 30-30 and then a backhand volley from Bopanna keeps the point going and then Ebden manages to hold! 4-4!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna begins with a double fault and then it is an ace to make it 15-15. Ebden shows good skills to take a 30-15 lead! opanna hits a winner and then holds his serve to wrap it up! 3-3!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Ebden starts with two aces and then a double fault, 30-15! Then Vavassori nets his forehand return, 40-15 and followed by Ebden holding his serve. 2-2!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna begins with an ace and then Ebden makes it 30-0 with a backhand volley. 40-15 and then Bopanna holds his serve to wrap it!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bolelli serves to begin the second set! The Italians go 40-0 up with ease and then close it! Bopanna-Ebden trail 0-1 in the second set!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Gorgeous and perfect tiebreak for Bopanna-Ebden! 1-0 as Bopanna sends a forehand volley, and then 2-0. Bopanna forces an error from the Italians and it is 3-0! Slowly it goes to 6-0 and then Ebden finishes it with a forehand winner! 7-0!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Vavassori serves to take it to love hold and it is a tiereak now! 6-6! SIMPLY STUNNING!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Ebden starts with a T serve and it is 15-0! Then the Italians make it 30-15. Second serve from Ebden and Vavassori nets it! 30-all! The Italians get their first break point as they go up advantage-40! Ebdn makes it deuce and then double faults after getting a chance to close the game. A T ace on a second serve as Ebden holds! 6-5!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: The Italians get back again and manage to get out of trouble to take a 40-30 lead. Bolelli serves to hold! 5-5!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna-Ebden make it 4-3 and manage to lead once again in this entertaining first set against this Italian pair!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Another break point for Bopanna-Ebden, but the Italians manage to hold. They level it at 2-2 in the ongoing first set!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna-Ebden are leading 2-1 and now trail 15-30 in the fourth game as the Italians look to level! Good game of tennis going on here folks!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: It is 1-1 as the Italians level it early in the first set! Bopanna-Ebden had a break point but Bolelli forced two wide shots to hold at 1-1!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna serves to start the first game in the first set! He and Ebden wrap up the first game with ease and take an early 1-0 lead against their Italian opponents. Bolleli to serve in the second game now!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: The coin toss is done and the photo-op is also completed! The men’s doubles final is set to begin and Bopanna will be eyeing history here! They are now practicising some shots and rallies.

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: This is the second straight Grand Slam final for Bopanna and Ebden as a pair after the US Open last year!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Next up is Bopanna and Ebden’s final as they will be looking to claim the men’s doubles title at the Rod Laver Arena!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna is set to become the oldest Grand Slam winner, if he wins today! He has reached the US Open final twice (2013 and 2023), but a Major trophy still awaits for him in his career and he is already 43-years-old, so this could be the perfect occasion.

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: SABALENKA DOES IT! CLINCHES HER SECOND STRAIGHT AUS OPEN TITLE! BEATS ZHENG 6-3 6-2! UTTER DOMINATION AND TOTAL DISSAPOINTMENT FOR HER ZHENG!

ZRohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Zheng managed to hold Sabalenka and now trails 2-5! Sabalenka with a chance to serve for the title!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Sabalenka is now one game away from claiming the Australian Open title! It is 5-1 now and she already won the first set! WHAT A SHOWING BY HER! ZHENG DIDN’T STAND A CHANCE!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Well, it looks like Sabalenka will wrap up the second set too, leading 4-1. She dominated Zheng in the first set, claiming it 6-3 with ease!

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Bopanna is also the new World No. 1 in men’s doubles, which makes him the oldest player to claim the position for the first time in his career.

He has also been shortlisted for the Padma Shri, which is the fourth highest civilian honour after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan. Padma Shri is given for distinguished service in any field.

Rohan Bopanna Australian Open 2024 Final Live score: Speaking during the course of this Grand Slam event, Bopanna revealed, “At the end of 2019, I was thinking about stopping because my knees were in extreme pain, I was on 2-3 painkillers a day. In 2021, I did not even win a match for the first five months of the year. These thoughts have crossed my mind.”

“As a tennis player, you think sometimes the journey is done and you don’t know what’s next. The biggest thing for me is I found new ways to persevere, challenge myself and really give it another shot. I am thankful that I stuck to my instinct and believed in myself. That really shows why today I have been able to achieve this.”

Zheng has shown trouble controlling the pace from Sabalenka. It’s looking like a complete mismatch here. After getting broken early in the opening set, Zheng quickly grabbed three break points on the next game, but failed to convert it. Sabalenka then threatened to break again as she had three set points, but a nice service hold from Zheng derailed the world No. 2 from taking the opening set. The defending champion, shortly after, took a one-set lead in the final, winning the first set 6-3

The Italian duo have a 15/7 record since the start of 2023 and have yet to win a title together. Their best performance, before the 2024 Australian Open, has been reaching the final in Umag and Halle.

Australian Open 2023: Round 1 exit

French Open 2023: Round 1 exit

Wimbledon 2023: Semifinal

US Open 2023: Final

Australian Open 2024: Final*

They are 8-1 in 2024 after reaching second consecutive ATP final. Bopanna and Ebden had lost in the Adelaide International final against Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. In 2023, when the partnership had begun, the two were 42-20 on the tour, with most success coming on hard court. They won titles in Indian Wells and Qatar Open.

Meanwhile, the women’s singles final is underway at the Rod Laver Arena where defending champion Aryna Sabalenka is up against No. 12 seed Qinwen Zheng. The world No. 2 broke early in the opening set to take a 2-0 lead.

R1 – beat Sam Weissborn-Romain Arneodo 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7)

R2 – beat Nicolas Mahut-Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3

R3 – beat Denys Molchanov-Nikola Cacic 6-2, 6-2

QF – beat Tim Putz-Kevin Krawietz 7-5, 6-4

SF – beat Yannick Hanfmann-Dominik Koepfer 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5)

R1 – beat James Duckworth-Marc Polmans 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(2)

R2 – beat John Milman-Edward Winter 6-2, 6-4

R3 – beat Wesley Koolhof-Nikola Metic 7-6(8), 7-6(4)

QF – beat Maximo Gonzalez-Andres Molteni 6-4, 7-6(5)

SF – beat Zhang Zhizhen-Tomas Machac 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7)

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Australian Open 2024 men’s doubles final where No. 2 seed Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden will take on Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. Stay tuned for more updates!