Rohan Bopanna set to become the oldest world no. 1 men's doubles player

Indian tennis stalwart Rohan Bopanna, 43, is all set to become the oldest world no. 1 in men’s doubles after reaching the Australian Open semifinals in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden defeated the sixth-seeded all-Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 6-4, 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals. The result takes Bopanna past USA’s Austin Krajicek, the current World No. 1, in the ATP Rankings. Krajicek and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig were eliminated in the second round.