MELBOURNE: The paths of tennis' No. 1s crossed at Melbourne Park on Thursday. Novak Djokovic is ranked No. 1 in singles and Rohan Bopanna will take over the No. 1 ranking in doubles come Monday when the 43-year-old debuts atop the ATP doubles rankings. He'll be the oldest No. 1 in history.
The 36-year-old Serb and the 43-year-old Indian, who between them are closing in on 80 years of experience, are the walking, talking advert for longevity. Djokovic, going for a 25th major title, congratulated Bopanna's run. "What you've done is amazing!" he ex- claimed. The Serb then raised his praise-play a notch. "You have your whole career ahead of you," he said. "It's amazing to do it at such a young age. I don't know how you've done it!"
