Bopanna now ranked World No 3 in ATP Doubles rankings

Rohan Bopanna seems to be getting better with each passing day. The Indian doubles specialist, who reached the men’s doubles semifinals at Wimbledon, is now ranked a career-best World No 3 in ATP Doubles rankings. He is the highest ranked Indian (with 5335 points) in the world rankings – ahead of Mahesh Bhupathi, who is ranked 7th with 5180 pts and Leander Paes who is ranked 9th with 4,720 pts. [caption id=“attachment_974867” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] He is the highest ranked Indian (with 5335 points) in the world rankings – ahead of Mahesh Bhupathi, who is ranked 7th with 5180 pts and Leander Paes who is ranked 9th with 4,720 pts. Reuters[/caption] On Monday morning, Bopanna tweeted: “Latest double’s rankin, I m at #3 in the world. I feel like No1 in the world though,cause the Bryans come frm planet World Class.” And indeed the gulf between the rest and the Bryans is huge. The Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, are No 1 and 2 with 14,460 points each. Meanwhile, Purav Raja and Divij Sharan have also climbed up the doubles ranking after on capturing their first ATP Title in Bogota, Colombia last week. The 27-year-old Divij is ranked 66th with 1,099 pts. Purav, who is also 27, moved into the top 100 at a career-best 86.