'Age Is Just A Number': Netizens Go Berserk As Rohan Bopanna Becomes Oldest Man In Open Era To Win Grand Slam Title

Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Edben registered a win 7-6, 7-5 in a match that lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes to script history.

Rohan Bopanna of India and Matthew Ebden of Australia pose with the championship trophy after their Men’s Doubles Final match against Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori of Italy during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. ( Image Source :Getty )

Rohan Boppana scripted history as he became the oldest man in the open era to clinch a Grand Slam title. He made the record aged 43 years and 329 days when the Indo-Australian pair of Bopanna and Matthew Edben defeated their Italian opponents Simone Bolelli-Andrea Vavassori in straight sets in the men's doubles final of the Australian Open on Saturday (January 27).

Bopanna and Edben registered a win 7-6, 7-5 in a match that lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes to script history. Following Bopanna's record-breaking achievement, social media is flooded with messages and posts, congratulating the Indian tennis star who was recently selected for the Padma Shri Award. He will officially become the oldest World Number 1 in Men's Doubles on Monday (January 29). Social media users were adamant on highlighting that "Age is just a number."

Take a look at a few reactions here:

🇮🇳 #RohanBopanna wins GRAND SLAM #AusOpen2024 🥰
43 yr old ❌
43 yr FITTEST ✅ #RohanBopanna & @mattebden wins @AustralianOpen Men's doubles 7-6(7-0) , 7-5 🥰
🇮🇳 #RohanBopanna becomes World No 1 in doubles at the age of 43
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE !
The special moment 📷#tennis 🎾 pic.twitter.com/Y9n7EVobbi

— $uman (@Suman01official) January 27, 2024

This is what it means 🫶

The oldest World No.1 in men's doubles history is now the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era 🇮🇳#RohanBopanna #AusOpenpic.twitter.com/ng0vJQEWtW

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 27, 2024

Indian Tennis Player - Level 43 🏆
Congratulations @rohanbopanna 🎾❤️#RohanBopanna #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/zy7uQkRyal

— Ankit Ahlawat (@ankittahlawat) January 27, 2024

Rohan Bopanna becomes the oldest man to win a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

He will also be the oldest #1 in the history of men’s doubles

43 years & 329 days young

Age is just a number !!#RohanBopanna #AustralianOpen2024 #AO2024 pic.twitter.com/HfUFMnSUhQ

— Anand Abhirup 📌 🧡 🦩 (@SanskariGuruji) January 27, 2024

Congratulations Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden for winning the men's doubles in Australian Open! Rohan Bopanna, you have made India proud! After all age can just be a number!💐#RohanBopanna #AustralianOpenMensDoubles #Bharat pic.twitter.com/tnCKdnFQfa

— Shobana Ravi, Author. (@ShobanaRaviNews) January 27, 2024

#AustralianOpen : India’s Rohan Bopanna wins his first Grand Slam title in men’s doubles as he, along with Matthew Ebden, beat the all-Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6, 7-5.pic.twitter.com/3uhZifGI7d

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) January 27, 2024

Dedication, Determination and Discipline. Congrats #RohanBopanna pic.twitter.com/AOzJTXHUQw

— Gagan Saraswat (@GaganSaraswa) January 27, 2024

What a champion @rohanbopanna is! Congratulations on being at the top of the world and at level 43! #RohanBopanna @AustralianOpen #AO2024 @SonyLIV #MattEbden #MensDoubles

— Saugata Mukherjee (@saugatam) January 27, 2024