India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden advanced to the US Open final with a straight-set win over French duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut here on Thursday.
Bopanna-Ebden Reach US Open Men's Doubles Final
The 43-year-old 온라인카지노 also became the oldest player in Open history to reach a Grand Slam final.
Bopanna will be competing in his second Grand Slam men's doubles final.
The sixth-ranked Indo-Australian duo, who reached the Wimbledon Championships quarterfinals earlier this year, defeated the French combination 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 in the hard court major semifinals.
With this achievement, the 43-year-old 온라인카지노 also became the oldest player in Open history to reach a Grand Slam final.
Bopanna outlasted Daniel Nestor of Canada, who was 43 years and 4 months old when he played in a Major final. Interestingly, Bopanna appeared in his first
Major final in the US Open in 2010, alongside Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
At the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Bopanna and Ebden will face the American team of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury who defeated the Croatian-American duo of Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the semi-final match.
Bopanna is already out of the mixed doubles event with a second-round defeat with Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi.
(With PTI inputs)
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