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Aisam, Rojer upstage Bryan brothers
In semi-finals Aisam’s will face former partner, Rohan Bopanna; friendship turns into rivalry today.
Aisamul Haq Qureshi.
It seems Aisam is determined to make his Olympics dream come true as him and doubles partner Jean-Julien Rojer stunned top-seeds and favourites Bob and Mike Bryan 4-6, 6-4, 18-16 in the second round of the Madrid Open.
However, between the pair and a place in the semi-finals stands Aisam’s former partner, Rohan Bopanna who has paired up with Mahesh Bhupathi as friendship turns into rivalry today.
The blue clay might have incurred the wrath of many taking part but for Aisam, whose ranking dropped from eighth to 14th before the Estoril Open triumph on Sunday took it up to 13th, it was revenge in style against the Bryan brothers who beat him and Bopanna in the 2010 US Open final.
Aisam and Rojer saved five match-points against their opponents, ensuring the one-hour-32-minute match swayed in both directions before the Bryans, the most successful doubles team in the sport, had their fate sealed by the rejuvenated pair who has now won 11 of their 20 matches this year.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 11th, 2012.
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All the best Aisam… Make us proud as you so frequently do :)
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Great Aisam…Pity that everyone worships our cricketers here..Simply wonderful effort
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I wish Aisam and Rojer the best….hopefully they continue their progress and Pakistan does qualify for Olympics…Aisam’s contribution would be well rewarded if gets the title of “Olympian”. :)
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This one was a real nail bitter. I hope these guys can gt a bit more coverage, they really deserve it. Cut on some goofy politician time and promote the heroes.
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Well Played Aisam..
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i saw his interview and it was refreshing to see how patriotic this guy is…keep it up Aisam
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All the best Aisam, you win or lose thts not relevant u hav made Pakistan proud
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Delighted to see you guys defeating Bryan brothers. All the best for next matches :)
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Awesome dude. Good luck for the rest of the tournament.
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Its more so about nerves from here onwards in the Finals. Good going so far… all the best!
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A true sportsman whom we should appreciate, support and promote.
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Bob and Mike Bryan brother are best in double. They beat Aisam and his partner many times before but its great to know that finally he overcome his opponents. Great job boy :)
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Flop player
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U have made all of pakistan and pakistanis around the world proud….go and book yourself a place at the olympics.Our prayers are with you.
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Weldone Aisam…Go & make us proud once again..!
Whole Pakistan from Kashmir to Karachi & Gilgit to Gawadar are with u..!Recommend
Pakistan Number 1 Aqeel has done his bit for Olympic Qualification; its upto Aisam now to be in the top 10 soon in the rankings fpr Team Pakistan to have Olympics represenatation in Tennis; currently hes ranked 14th.
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Best of luck bro. hope you will win it for all of us. :)
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