Rohan Bopanna earned himself one more opportunity to win a Grand Slam title by reaching the Australian Open men’s doubles final with Australian partner Matthew Ebden after prevailing in a tense semifinal against Tomas Machac and Zhang Zhizhen. In this article, we will take a look at the Rohan Bopanna’s road to the Australian Open 2024 men’s doubles final.
Rohan Bopanna’s road to Australian Open 2024:
Rohan Bopanna started his Australian Open 2024 campaign with a tough three set win over the Australian duo of James Duckworth and Marc Polmans. After having a difficult first round, Bopanna and Ebden defeated John Milman and Edward Winer in straight sets to advance to the next round.
Facing 14th seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic, the duo of Bopanna and Ebden completed a dominant display as they advanced to the quarter-final of the Australian Open 2024. In the quarters, they faced 8h seeds Máximo González and Andrés Molteni. Their clinical performance saw them set the semis in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(5).
In their toughest test so far, the 2nd seed faced singles stars Zhang Zhizhen and Tomas Machac. The No. 1 claimed a tough three-set win in the super tiebreaker, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7). Bopanna will face unseeded Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the Final to clinch his first-ever Australian Open title. The match is set to be played on January 27 (Saturday).
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