Wimbledon: Aisamul Haq reaches mixed-doubles semi-finals
The Pakistan-Kazakhstan duo downed their opponent 6-3, 3-6 and 7-5
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Pakistan tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his mixed doubles partner Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova on Thursday beat Marcin Matkowski of Poland and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia to enter the semis of 2016 Wimbledon.
The Pakistan-Kazakhstan duo downed their opponent 6-3, 3-6 and 7-5 to earn a chance to book a spot in the final.
They will now face off against Colombia's Robert Farah and Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the semi-final.
Earlier, Aisam and Shvedova defeated the British duo Neal Skupski and Anna Smith 6-3, 6-4 in the third round.
They dominated the first set taking the lead 1-0 in the opening game, while Skupski and Smith caught them up in the sixth game to level the match 3-3.
But the 14th seeds, Aisam and Shvedova took the first set with a service winner 6-3 in the ninth game of the match.
They faced resistance from the local pair as they conceded the first game of the second set 1-0; however, both levelled it in the next 1-1.
The match lasted for more than an hour.
Pakistani teen to pursue professional tennis career
Aisam was also competing in the men’s doubles event; however, he had to face the second round exit earlier in the tournament.
The Pakistan-Kazakhstan duo downed their opponent 6-3, 3-6 and 7-5 to earn a chance to book a spot in the final.
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They will now face off against Colombia's Robert Farah and Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the semi-final.
Earlier, Aisam and Shvedova defeated the British duo Neal Skupski and Anna Smith 6-3, 6-4 in the third round.
They dominated the first set taking the lead 1-0 in the opening game, while Skupski and Smith caught them up in the sixth game to level the match 3-3.
But the 14th seeds, Aisam and Shvedova took the first set with a service winner 6-3 in the ninth game of the match.
They faced resistance from the local pair as they conceded the first game of the second set 1-0; however, both levelled it in the next 1-1.
The match lasted for more than an hour.
Pakistani teen to pursue professional tennis career
Aisam was also competing in the men’s doubles event; however, he had to face the second round exit earlier in the tournament.