Indian tennis legend Rohan Bopanna, one of only four Indians to win a Grand Slam title, has announced his retirement from professional tennis, closing a remarkable chapter that spanned over two decades on the ATP Tour.

The 45-year-old’s final outing came at the Paris Masters, where he partnered Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. The duo bowed out in the opening round earlier this week—marking Bopanna’s last match on the Tour. Advertisement

In an emotional statement titled “A Goodbye… But Not The End,” Bopanna said he was “officially hanging up the racquet,” reflecting on a journey that began in his hometown of Coorg and took him to the grandest courts of the tennis world.

“How do you bid farewell to something that gave your life its meaning?” he wrote. “Starting my journey from a small to

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