Indo-Pak Express into Shanghai quarters
Aisamul Haq Qureshi makes his way forward to the Shanghai Masters doubles quarter-finals.
SHANGHAI:
Pakistan tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi left no time to bounce back from his recent Commonwealth Games defeat and made his way forward to the Shanghai Masters doubles quarter-finals.
Qureshi and his doubles partner Rohan Bopanna from India claimed victory against South Africa’s Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman from Belgium 6-3, 7-5 in the pre-quarter finals. The 16th-seeded pair completed their task in 75 minutes without dropping a single break point and will now face third-seeds Leander Paes-Jurgen Melzer and Janko Tipsarevic-Thomaz Bellucci.
World number one Rafael Nadal featured in a shocking 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 defeat by 13th-seed Jurgen Meltzer in the third round. Meanwhile, second-seed Novak Djokovic and fourth-seed Andy Murray cruised through after beating Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-1, and Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 respectively. Robin Soderling defeated Spanish David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 15th, 2010.
Pakistan tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi left no time to bounce back from his recent Commonwealth Games defeat and made his way forward to the Shanghai Masters doubles quarter-finals.
Qureshi and his doubles partner Rohan Bopanna from India claimed victory against South Africa’s Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman from Belgium 6-3, 7-5 in the pre-quarter finals. The 16th-seeded pair completed their task in 75 minutes without dropping a single break point and will now face third-seeds Leander Paes-Jurgen Melzer and Janko Tipsarevic-Thomaz Bellucci.
World number one Rafael Nadal featured in a shocking 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 defeat by 13th-seed Jurgen Meltzer in the third round. Meanwhile, second-seed Novak Djokovic and fourth-seed Andy Murray cruised through after beating Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-1, and Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 respectively. Robin Soderling defeated Spanish David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 15th, 2010.