43-year-old Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest tennis world number one

India’s Rohan Bopanna will become the oldest tennis world number one aged 43 after he and Matthew Ebden reached the Australian Open doubles semi-finals.

Bopanna and Australian Ebden beat Argentine pair Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 6-4 7-6 (7-5).

It is the first time Bopanna has reached the top of the world rankings.

“People all over the world, you know, being 40 and above, I think it’s just going to inspire them in a different way,” he said.