Bopanna wins French Open mixed-doubles title
Rohan Bopanna lifted his maiden Grand Slam title by winning the French Open mixed doubles trophy with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski, becoming only the fourth Indian ever to clinch a major on Thursday.
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.
Sania congratulated him oh twitter.
Bopannnaaaaaaaaa 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 long time coming !!well done you two #grandslamchampion 🏆🏆#RolandGarros2017 @rohanbopanna @GabyDabrowski
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 8, 2017