Bopanna-Aisam duo makes it to Kremlin Cup quarterfinals
By ANIThursday, October 21, 2010
KARACHI - The tennis duo comprising Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup ATP World Championship in Moscow.
The ‘Indo-Pak Express’ made it to the quarters after defeating the strong pair of Czech Republic player L. Fridle- a former top 10 doubles player- and V. Hanescu of Romania, The News reported.
Aisam-Bopanna completely dominated the first set grabbing it with a score of 6-1, but the tables were turned in the second set when they found themselves down with 1-5 at one point in time.
However, they were able to hit back with a few classy returns to make it 3-5, although they lost the set 6-3.
In the super tie-break, the Asian team won 10-8 to secure their passage to the last-eight. (ANI)