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Pakistani Aisam Ui Qureshi (L) speaks with his Indian tennis doubles partner Rohan Bopanna (R) during the double match semi-final against Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela and Brazilian Bruno Soares. -AFP Photo
KARACHI: Sixth seeded pair of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna, were beaten by the unseeded Argentine-Brazlian duo of Juan Ignacio Chela and Bruno Soares 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-7 in the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Tennis Championship semi-final.
Qureshi-Bopanna, dubbed the “Indo-Pak Express”, had previously defeated second seeded duo of Daniel Nestor and Max Mirny in straight sets in the quarter-final.
Chela and Soares, who took 88 minutes to win, will now face the Bryan brothers in the final.
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Apr 19, 2011 08:46am
Good job. Now, what is needed as a next step. Promote tennis and start paying attention to this neglected sport where sky is the limit for individual performances. Like Squash Tennis is another place where the youngster can get achieve big. Affluent people should dedicate time and spend some money to start Tennis academies to support new and upcoming champions.
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