Bopanna lifts maiden Grand Slam title by winning French Open mixed doubles

Rohan Bopanna lifted his maiden Grand Slam title by winning the French Open mixed doubles trophy with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski, becoming the fourth Indian to clinch a major, in Paris on Thursday. Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza have won Grand Slam trophies for India.

Bopanna and Dabrowski, seeded seventh, won the title following a stunning turnaround in the final.

Playing only his second



Grand Slam final, Bopanna and Dabrowski saved two match points to eke out a memorable 2-6 6-2 12-10 win over Germany’s Anna—Lena Groenefeld and Colombia’s Robert Farah.

Bopanna and Dabrowski were down by two points but Farah and Groenefeld muffled the chances.

Bopanna and the Canadian then had two match points and they sealed the championship when the German double-faulted while serving at 10-11.