'This Acknowledgement is Very Humbling': Rohan Bopanna Meets PM Narendra Modi After AO Heroics
News 18Recently crowned Australian Open men’s doubles champion Rohan Bopanna, who also clinched the top spot in the ATP men’s doubles rankings for the first time in his career, visited the honourable Prime Minister of the Nation, Shri Narendra Modi following his historic triumph down under. The 43-year-old shared a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with pictures from the meet with the caption, “I had the privilege to meet our honourable Prime Minister Modi ji today. @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/R01Ae00RrR— Rohan Bopanna February 2, 2024 Bopanna and doubles teammate Matthew Ebden scripted history as they went on to claim the top prize at the year’s first grand slam event of the year in Australia with a 7-6, 7-5 straight sets win over Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the summit clash of the men’s double event. Bopanna and Ebden opened their title run with a win over James Duckworth and Marc Polmans as the Indo-Australian pair claimed a 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in the first round before notching up a 6-2, 6-4 thrashing of John Millman and Edward Winter in the second round.