In the recent history of men's tennis, few players have been the standard-bearers for their country in the way that Novak Djokovic and Rohan Bopanna have been for Serbia and India respectively. The duo have reached peaks in singles and doubles tennis and their longevity continues to astound.
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Djokovic was thwarted at the Australian Open recently, as Italian youngster Jannik Sinner defeated him enroute to lifting the title. He was also bested by Luca Nardi in the final of the Indian Wells Masters, but now has his sights set on the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Bopanna completed a magnificent achivement in January as he became the oldest man to win a Grand Slam, at the age of 43, as he lifted the Australian Open doubles title alongside Matthew Ebden.
Novak Djokovic and Rohan Bopanna create rare record
On Monday, the two players set an identical record. Bopanna, already the oldest man to achieve a world No.1 doubles ranking, was joined by Djokovic as the oldest man to achieve a world No.1 singles ranking.
“Old is Gold.” 👑
— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 8, 2024
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At the age of 36 years, 10 months and 17 days, Djokovic broke Swiss legend Roger Federer's record of 36 years, 10 months and 10 days. He had been in second place at 36 years, 6 months and 27 days in December 2023.
| Name | Date | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 8 Apr 2024 | 36y 10m 17d |
| Roger Federer | 18 Jun 2018 | 36y 10m 10d |
| Rafael Nadal | 20 Jan 2020 | 33y 7m 17d |
| Andre Agassi | 01 Sep 2003 | 33y 4m 2d |
| Jimmy Connors | 20 June 1983 | 30y 9m 18d |
Bopanna smashed the record of American Mike Bryan, who was 41 years and 76 days old when his hold over the ranking came to an end in 2019.
| Name | Date | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Rohan Bopanna | 8 Apr 2024 | 44 |
| Mike Bryan | 1 Jul 2019 | 41 |
| Daniel Nestor | 27 Aug 2012 | 39 |
