Winning Australian Open will be a dream come true, says Bopanna

Rohan Bopanna

A day after assuring the World No. 1 rankings, Indian veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna, partnering Australian Matthew Ebden, sailed into the Australian Open men's doubles final after a win over Czech-Chinese pair of Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang.

The second-seed Indo-Aussie pair defeated Zhizhen and Machac 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) at the Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.

The hearts of millions of Indian tennis fans filled with emotions and pride when Rohan Bopanna aced a serve to clinch the third set and book a place in the final.

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Looking forward to the much-anticipated final clash against Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, Bopanna said: "I'm just going to go out there and play the tennis I have been playing these two weeks and hopefully come out on top. It'll be a dream come true if we win on Saturday."

The semi-final itself was a nervy match but Bopanna and his Australian men's doubles partner Ebden capped their brilliant run in the tournament with a win on Thursday.

Speaking on Sony Sports Network's studio show Extraaa Serve following the triumph, Bopanna was on cloud nine as he expressed his true emotions. "Extremely happy to be playing tennis, especially playing it pain-free. Playing as the World No. 1, I was playing freely and completely enjoying myself out on the court. Overall, I am enjoying myself being where I am today and playing one of my best tennis in couple of decades."

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