Rohan Bopanna grew to become the oldest participant in match historical past to win a match on the Nitto ATP Finals on Wednesday when he teamed with Matthew Ebden to down Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler 6-4, 6-4.

The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden misplaced only one level on their first serve and saved the one break level they confronted to triumph after 72 minutes in Turin.

With their victory, the third seeds improved to 1-1 in Pink Group play, retaining alive their probabilities of qualifying for the semi-finals after shedding their opening match to defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury.

Bopanna and Ebden will face Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski of their closing round-robin match on Friday.

The Indian-Australian pair first teamed in the beginning of this season and loved a powerful yr collectively, profitable tour-level trophies in Doha and Indian Wells. Bopanna is making his fourth look on the year-end occasion, whereas Ebden is debuting.

Australian Open champions Hijikata and Kubler at the moment are 0-2 in Pink Group play. They’ll meet Ram and Salisbury of their final match of the round-robin stage.