Rohan Bopanna retires after two-decade doubles career

Rohan Bopanna, one of India’s most accomplished doubles players, announced his retirement from professional tennis on November 1, saying he was “officially hanging up [his] racquet” after more than two decades on tour. In a message posted to social media, the player from Coorg reflected on his journey from childhood practice on cracked courts to winning at the sport’s highest levels and said he did not intend his departure to mark the end of his involvement in tennis.

Bopanna, who rose to international prominence as a doubles specialist, capped his late-career renaissance by winning the 2024 Australian Open men’s doubles title with Matthew Ebden and reaching the world No. 1 doubles ranking that year. He also won the 2017 French Open mixed doubles title with Gabriela Dabrowski and reached multiple other Grand Slam finals. Over his long career he represented India regularly in the Davis Cup and at three Olympic Games.

“How do you bid farewell to something that gave your life its meaning?” he wrote in the announcement. He added, “Representing India has been the greatest honour of my life,” and thanked family members by name for their support, singling out his wife Supriya and...