The Indo-American duo came back from a set down but lost in the super tiebreak with the scoreline 6-2, 4-6, 10-7. This was Bopanna's sixth quarterfinal appearance at the Monte-Carlo Masters, a title he famously lifted in 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bopanna-Shelton rallied to a 2-6, 7-6(4), 10-7 second-round victory against third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori that featured a topsy-turvy match tie-break to make it to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After his first-round win over Francisco Cerundolo and Alejandro Tabilo, Bopanna became the oldest player ever, in either singles or doubles, to win a match at the ATP Masters 1000 level at the age of 45 years and one month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He broke the previous record held by Canadian legend Daniel Nestor, who was 44 years and 8 months old when he won a match at the 2017 Madrid Masters, ironically, against Bopanna himself, who was then partnering with Pablo Cuevas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In singles, the oldest player to win a match at the ATP Masters 1000 level is Croatia\u2019s Ivo Karlovic, who beat India\u2019s Prajnesh Gunneswaran at the age of 40 in Indian Wells in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Last year, Bopanna made history by becoming the oldest man in the Open Era to win a major men\u2019s doubles title on Saturday, teaming up with Australian Matthew Ebden to win the Australian Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In singles, the oldest player to win a match at the ATP Masters 1000 level is Croatia\u2019s Ivo Karlovic, who beat India\u2019s Prajnesh Gunneswaran at the age of 40 in Indian Wells in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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