Rohan Bopanna-Gabriela Dabrowski win French Open mixed doubles

Rohan Bopanna (Photo: AFP)


Indian tennis sensation Rohan Bopanna, along with his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski, routed Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah of Colombia 2-6, 6-2, 12-10 to clinch the French Open mixed doubles title on Thursday.

With the win, the 37-year-old from Bangalore claimed his maiden Grand Slam title. 

Bopanna became the fourth Indian to win a Grand Slam after Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza.

The seventh-seeded Indo-Canadian pair displayed fighting spirit to turn the table after losing the first set to the unseeded German-Colombian pair at the Philippe-Chatrier Court.

"Bopannnaaaaaaaaa long time coming !!well done you two #grandslamchampion #RolandGarros2017 @rohanbopanna @GabyDabrowski," Sania congratulated the winning pair on Twitter.