Rohan Bopanna, at 43, Reaches First Australian Open Men's Doubles Final

Bopanna and partner Matt Ebden overcome tough competition to reach the final, a day after Bopanna becomes the oldest first-time world No. 1 in men's doubles.

• Rohan Bopanna, at 43 years old, has reached his first men's doubles final at the Australian Open, partnering with Matt Ebden.
• Bopanna and Ebden defeated the Czech-Chinese pair of Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7) in a match that lasted 122 minutes.
• This achievement comes a day after Bopanna's quarterfinal win ensured that he would become the oldest first-time world No. 1 in men's doubles.
• Bopanna is playing the best tennis of his life despite having no cartilage in his knees and a body that can't do endurance training or regular mobility drills.
• In the final, Bopanna and Ebden will face unseeded Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

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