The two teams 'Mohun Bagan' and 'East Bengal' were represented by their fans from the Indian subcontinental diaspora in Sydney playing for the Indian Fans’ Alliance Shield (IFA) Australia.
In the final set, Bopanna, showed tremendous honesty and confessed to umpire that a shot he had hit, which initially appeared as a forehand winner, had actually brushed his arm.
"His demeanour is fantastic. I'm proud of him to come in and have a debut like that. He's got a great smile, so hopefully we see it for many years to come."