Age is no bar: PM congratulates Rohan Bopanna on his historic Australian Open win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated tennis player Rohan Bopanna on winning men’s doubles in the finals of the Australian Open 2024. “Time and again, the phenomenally talented @rohanbopanna shows age is no bar! Congratulations to him on his historic Australian Open win. His remarkable journey is a beautiful reminder that it is always our spirit, hard work and perseverance that define our capabilities. Best wishes for his future endeavours,” he wrote on X.

Time and again, the phenomenally talented @rohanbopanna shows age is no bar!

Congratulations to him on his historic Australian Open win.

His remarkable journey is a beautiful reminder that it is always our spirit, hard work and perseverance that define our capabilities.

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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 27, 2024

Bopanna made history on Saturday by defeating the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the finals of the Australian Open 2024. Rohan Bopanna’s second grand slam championship comes after he won the mixed doubles at the 2017 French Open with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski. The victory closes off a memorable week for Bopanna, who had come second in men’s doubles at the US Open twice. On Thursday, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian decoration. Bopanna is the oldest man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam doubles title, at 43 years and 329 days.