Set 1 - Game 2 - Bolelli/Vavassori hold serve
A Forehand Forced Error followed by a Forehand Winner as Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori make it 1-1 in the first set. Matthew Ebden to now serve for the first time it this final.
Set 1 - 40-all in Game 2
Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori bounce back to make it 40-all in Game 2 of the first set. Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden had a 40-30 lead but Bolelli/Vavassori level it after an Forehand Forced Error from Bopanna.
Bopanna/Ebden take Game 1 of Set 1
Four straight points in a row and favourites Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden pair begins the final with a bang! Perfect serves from Bopanna in the first game of the final. Simone Bolelli to serve now for the first time in the final.
Game on!
Australian Open 2024 Men's Doubles Final is underway as Rohan Bopanna serves first.
All set!
Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden and Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori have made their ways to the Rod Laver Arena. Bopanna/Ebden pair will serve first. Warm-ups are now underway. And we are just moments away from the start!
So, up next...
Australian Open Men's Doubles Final between Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden and Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori is set to begin shortly.
Aryna Sabalenka - 2024 Australian Open women's singles Champion
(Reuters photo)
Women's Singles Champion - Aryna Sabalenka
Sabalenka has defeated China's Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2 to be successfully defend her title. This is the second Grand Slam title for the Belarusian.
The match will follow the women's singles final at the Rod Laver Arena, which is currently underway, betwen Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng
Bopanna and Ebden's path to the final has been marked by impressive performances, and their chemistry on the court has been a key factor in their success.
The Indo-Australian duo reached the final after a thrilling 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(10-7) victory over the unseeded team of Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang in the semis.
India's Rohan Bopanna, and the oldest to become the No. 1 doubles player, and his partner Matthew Ebden will take on the pair of S Bolelli and A Vavassori for the men's doubles title
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