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Tennis Premier League Season 7 opened in Ahmedabad with Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna playing a special exhibition match. Sania, returning after nearly 30 years, teamed with Dan Evans to beat Bopanna and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, thrilling fans at Gujarat University Tennis Stadium

Veteran Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement, ending a 20-year career marked by Grand Slam titles, Davis Cup heroics, and a World No. 1 ranking. The 45-year-old said he now hopes to mentor young players from small towns.

Bopanna’s addition reflects SG Pipers’ approach of combining experience with emerging talent, a strategy designed to mount a serious title challenge this season

From cricket and chess to the Olympics and Paralympics, Indian sports icons showcased their prowess on the global stage, delivering moments that will be etched in history. Here’s a look at the year’s most significant achievements.

India’s action-packed Saturday begins with Balraj Panwar competing in the single sculls heats of rowing at 12:30 PM.

Bopanna and Ebden defeated their Dutch opponents 7-5, 6-4 in a rain-interrupted match lasting an hour and 11 minutes on Wednesday.

Bopanna's victory will elevate him to the pinnacle of the rankings upon Monday's update, reclaiming his ATP World No.1 status achieved earlier this year in January, marking him as the oldest player to accomplish this feat.

The top-seeded Indian-Australian pair, ranked second globally, required a Match Tie-break to progress. They triumphed over the Dutch-Australian duo John-Patrick Smith and Sem Verbeek with a score of 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 10-7 to secure a spot in the semi-finals

Aged 43 years 329 days, he also became the oldest Grand Slam champion.

In a high-quality game of tennis, second seeded Bopanna and Ebden won 7-6(0) 7-5 in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes

On Thursday, at Rod Laver Arena, the second-seeded Indo-Aussie duo triumphed over Zhizhen and Machac with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory.

Bopanna secured a quarter-final victory on Wednesday, ensuring he becomes the oldest World No. 1 in ATP men's doubles after the tournament.

Novak Djokovic praising the veteran wrote on Instagaram, 'Amazing effort. And to do it as such young age even more impressive."

In the ongoing Australian Open quarterfinals, the 43-year-old Indian teamed up with Australia's Matthew Ebden to face the Argentinian pair of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.

The second seed Indo-Australian duo defeated 14th-seeded Dutch-Croatian pair of Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-4) to enter the last eight stage.

Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden finished runners-up at the Shanghai Masters, going down to seventh seeded Spanish-Argentine duo of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-5 2-6 7-10

Indian ace 43 year old Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale secure their spot in the mixed doubles final event and also assured a medal

Bopanna's big serve was at work in the second set too as he began the proceedings with a comfortable hold but Bhambri's serve came under pressure in the third game when at 30-all, his half-volley pick up flew out of the court.

Indian tennis star Bopanna achieved a historic milestone as he became the oldest player to compete in a Grand Slam final, featuring in the US Open doubles final just last week

Bopanna is preparing for his final Davis Cup appearance during India's World Group II tie against Morocco scheduled at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on Saturday and Sunday.