Paris: Rohan Bopanna brought down the curtains on an illustrious career in Indian tennis after his first-round exit from the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.
Bopanna, who earlier announced his retirement from the Davis Cup, will not represent India in multi-sport and continental events, ruling him out of the Asian Games, which is two years away.
The 44-year-old will, however, continue to play on the ATP Tour.
Even before the official announcement came from Bopanna, it was clear that the Indian tennis player was competing in his last Olympic Games. Partnering N Sriram Balaji, the Indian pair lost their first round match 7-5, 6-2 to the French pair of Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Gael Monfils.
Bopanna bowed out of the Olympics without a career Olympic medal. He and Sania Mirza came close to winning the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro but ended up finishing fourth.
He, however, had a good outing at the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year, where he won the gold medal, partnering with Rutuja Bhosale, in mixed doubles.
