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
Miami Open tournament director James Blake said, "We did all that we could. We tried to talk to the government, but that's out of our hands. We tried, and he wasn't able to play."
Miami: India”s Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza were knocked out of the Miami Open from their respective doubles events after contrasting quarterfinal defeats here. Frequent partners since 2019, the Indo-Canadian pair of Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov went down 2-6,1-6 to sixth seeds Wesley Koolhof of Netherlands and Great Britain”s Neal Skupski on Tuesday. The unseeded […]
Dear fans, I'm very sorry to announce that this year I won't travel to Miami to compete. I decided to use this precious time at home to stay with my family. With all restrictions, I need to find balance in my time on tour and at home.