File photo of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden©AFP
Premier doubles player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden have clinched a place in the prestigious season-ending ATP Finals, marking the Indian’s fourth appearance in the tournament. The Indian-Australian duo secured their place after the elimination of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow at the Rolex Paris Masters, finalizing the 2024 field. Bopanna and Ebden will be joined by Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Mektic, Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz, Harri Heliovaara/ Henry Patten, Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic, Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos, Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori and Max. Purcell/Jordan Thompson.
The ATP Finals, scheduled for November 10-17 at the Inalpi Arena, bring together only the eight best doubles teams in the world.
Bopanna and Ebden started their season with a bang, winning the Australian Open as the Indian became the oldest man at 43 years and 331 days to become world number 1.
Bopanna and Ebden then added a Miami Open title to their resumes.
They also reached the final in Adelaide and the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
This is their second consecutive year qualifying for the ATP Finals; in 2023, they reached the semi-finals in Turin before being beaten by Granollers and Zeballos.
For Bopanna, this event holds special significance as he targets his first ATP Finals title.
Previously, he finished runner-up in 2012 with Mahesh Bhupathi and again in 2015 alongside Florin Mergea.
Bopanna’s journey to the ATP Finals began in 2011 with Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi.
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