Rohan Bopanna tries his hands in hockey as India clinch bronze in Paris Olympics 2024

Rohan Bopanna, known for weaving magic with the tennis racket, tried his hands in hockey. Over the last two weeks, the Indian hockey team has made the right noises, having managed to win medals in back-to-back Olympics. After finishing with bronze three years ago in Tokyo, Harmanpreet Singh’s men clinched another bronze this time in Paris.

On Thursday, August 8, India beat Spain 2-1 to finish on the podium. India fell 0-1 in the 18th minute, but then skipper Harmanpreet led from the front to score two goals and save the day for his team. As far as Bopanna is concerned, he seemed to have a lot of fun with the hockey stick in hand.

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Rohan Bopanna retires from Indian tennis

Earlier, Bopanna announced his retirement from Indian tennis after participating in the Olympics. He and his partner, N Sriram Balaj, lost to the French pair of Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger Vasselin in the opening round.

Bopanna, after donning the national jersey for more than two decades, it was time for him to hang his boots.

"This will definitely go down as my last event for the country. I totally understand where I am and now, I am just going to be enjoying the tennis circuit as long as that goes," Bopanna told, as quoted by PTI.

"This is already a big bonus for where I am. I never even thought that I will be representing India for two decades. Right from 2002, making my debut and 22 years later still getting to represent India. I am extremely proud of that,” he added.

Bopanna has had a dream run this year. He started 2024 by winning the Australian Open 2024 and won the Padma Shri. He also became the oldest World No.1 and the oldest to win a Grand Slam title.

In 2017, Bopanna also won the mixed doubles title in the French Open along with Gabriela Dabrowski, but he fell short of an Olympic medal.