Aisam, Rohan in Wimbledon quarter-finals

Aisam ul Haq and his partner Rohan Bopanna reached the Wimbledon men's doubles quarter-finals on Monday.


June 29, 2010

Pakistan's Aisam ul Haq and his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna gained their biggest achievement in Wimbledon tennis by reaching the men's doubles quarter-finals on Monday.

The pair ousted their opponents Lukas Lacko of Slovakia and Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in straight sets 7-5,7-6,6-2 in the third round.

The unseeded pair, who in past encounters has not progressed beyond the second round, played near flawless tennis and knocked out their adversaries.

Also, promoting the message of peace in the sub-continent, they both entered the court wearing tracksuit tops with the message "Stop War, Start Tennis."

COMMENTS (5)

raza | 13 years ago | Reply Best of luck to both of them aisam and rohan
Hasan Aziz | 13 years ago | Reply Good luck Aisam...Get the Wimbeldon...Our prayers with you.
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