Nice feeling: Bopanna receives the award from Viren Rasquinha, proper, and L.V. Navaneeth, CEO, The Hindu Group, as Leander Paes applauds.
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Australian Open males’s doubles champion Rohan Bopanna received the Ace of Aces award on the Sportstar Aces Awards 2024 held on the Taj Mahal Palace right here on Thursday.
Bopanna acquired the award from fellow tennis participant and Grand Slam champion, Leander Paes. “I at all times wished I may play doubles with Bopanna,” Paes mentioned.
Bopanna not too long ago grew to become the oldest participant, aged 43, to realize the World No. 1 rating in males’s doubles.
Fantastic athletes
“We’re continuously travelling and enjoying tournaments, so it feels nice to return right here and meet all these great athletes that India has produced. My objective was to win a males’s doubles Grand Slam and to succeed in the World No. 1 rating. After years and years of sacrifice, I’ve lastly realised my dream,” Bopanna mentioned.
“It is rather humbling for me to succeed in these heights from the attractive land of Coorg. It was my dad and mom who insisted that I prepare in a person sport. That’s when my tennis journey began, in Coorg. And now I’ve gone all the best way internationally to win a Grand Slam in Melbourne,” Bopanna mentioned.
He defined that his give attention to satisfactory restoration modified the trail of his profession. “I began to give attention to restoration on the finish of 2019. My cartilages within the knee had totally worn out. I took round two or three painkillers a day. Physician instructed me to attempt platelet-rich plasma injections. However simply injections is not going to work; I needed to do strengthening workout routines. That’s after I found Iyengar Yoga.
“I used to be in excessive ache, so I gave it a attempt. Due to Iyengar Yoga, I can now play tennis with out ache. I by no means thought this present day will come,” Bopanna mentioned.
