Aisam, Lindstedt reach US Open third round
They won first set 7-5 before Kontinen and Peers levelled the match, taking the second set 7-6 following a tie-break
They won first set 7-5 before Kontinen and Peers levelled the match, taking the second set 7-6 following a tie-break. PHOTO: TWITTER @Fed_43600
KARACHI:
Pakistan’s Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his partner Robert Lindstedt cruised into the third round of the 2016 US Open by defeating Henri Kontinen and John Peers 2-1 in their men's doubles match on Saturday.
Aisam and Lindstedt won the first set 7-5 before Kontinen and Peers levelled the match, taking the second set 7-6 following a tie-break. But the unseeded pairing, headlined by the Pakistani star, recovered in the final set, winning 6-3 to knock the seeded duo out of the competition.
Quest continues: Aisam still confident of winning grand slam
Next up for Aisam and company will be his former doubles partner Jean-Julien Rojer, who is paired with Horia Tecau and is coming off a straight sets win over Carlos Berlocq and Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Aisam will be looking to repeat his 2010 feats when he reached both the US Open men’s doubles and mixed doubles finals.
Pakistan’s Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his partner Robert Lindstedt cruised into the third round of the 2016 US Open by defeating Henri Kontinen and John Peers 2-1 in their men's doubles match on Saturday.
Aisam and Lindstedt won the first set 7-5 before Kontinen and Peers levelled the match, taking the second set 7-6 following a tie-break. But the unseeded pairing, headlined by the Pakistani star, recovered in the final set, winning 6-3 to knock the seeded duo out of the competition.
Quest continues: Aisam still confident of winning grand slam
Next up for Aisam and company will be his former doubles partner Jean-Julien Rojer, who is paired with Horia Tecau and is coming off a straight sets win over Carlos Berlocq and Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Aisam will be looking to repeat his 2010 feats when he reached both the US Open men’s doubles and mixed doubles finals.