Rohan Bopanna, 43, creates history, becomes oldest-ever Grand Slam champion
Bopanna also became the oldest player to achieve No.1 ranking in men's doubles.
Bopanna also became the oldest player to achieve No.1 ranking in men's doubles.
The Rohan-Rutuja duo struggled in the initial set of the match and lost the first set against Chinese Taipei's En-shuo Liang and Tsung-hao Huang by 6-2.
An emotional Rohit Rajpal, India’s non-playing captain said, the team is going to miss him.
India’s star tennis player Bopanna recently made history by becoming the oldest player to compete in the Grand Slam final when he appeared at the US Open doubles final last week.
The 43-year-old remains the only Indian in the fray in the men’s doubles event after Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni made first round exits.
Bopanna-Shapovalov defeated their American-Argentine opponent 6-1, 6-3 in a match which lasted for an hour on Thursday evening.
Bopanna and Shapovalov defeated formidable fourth-seeded French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-1 in a match that lasted just 55 minutes.
Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna has blamed the system for not producing quality players and demanded more tournaments in the country itself.
Bopanna and Sharan defeated Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-4 in 52 minutes.
Unlike other sports, tennis players cannot do without pocket-less shorts as they have to keep spare balls in them.