A lot has changed in tennis champ Rohan Bopanna’s life in the past few years. He’s won the French Open mixed doubles, finished as a runner-up in the Australian Open mixed-doubles and won the Chennai Open. What hasn’t changed for a while though is Bopanna’s love affair with his beard.

The Bengaluru-based player used to be clean-shaven, but grew a beard a few years ago and seems keen to keep it that way. There is something about sportsmen and beards. India cricket captain Virat Kohli too is particular about keeping his facial fuzz well-groomed.

Ask Bopanna about his mane and he says, “There was no big thought process that went into growing the beard. I grew it once and said to myself, ‘It looks good and goes well with me’. And so I kept it. It’s been good so far,” he said with a smile.

source: http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com / The Economic Times / Home> Magazine> Panache / by Maleeva Rebello, ET Bureau / May 28th, 2018