Aisam-Rojer crash out in semis

Pakistan tennis ace satisfied despite defeat at Topshelf Open.

KARACHI: Pakistan tennis ace Aisamul Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer crashed out in the semi-final of the Topshelf Open 2013 after going down to Germany’s  Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich 6-7 (2), 7-6 (7), 10-4 late on Thursday night.

The top seeds won the opening set to set the tone for the rest of the match, but the German pair hit back in the second and then took the tie-break to go through to the final.

Earlier, Aisam and Rojer began their campaign at the event in the Netherlands with a win against Russians Evgeny Donskoy and Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4, 7-5 in the first round.

Aisam and Rojer were featuring in their second grasscourt tournament of the season.

The Pakistani said he was satisfied with his current form and was looking forward to doing well at Wimbledon that starts on Monday.

“I’m satisfied with my form,” Aisam told The Express Tribune. “I’ve made it a point of reaching the semi-finals and quarter-finals in most of the major events and this shows I’m doing well.

“After the French Open, I’m very excited and looking forward to the grass court event.”

Published in The Express Tribune, June 22^nd, 2013.

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