Comments on: “Indo-Pak Express” doing well at U.S Open

By: D3s1

D3s1 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:14:54 +0000

Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi loses his mixed doubles match.

By: vv_varaiya

vv_varaiya — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:33:53 +0000

In the matches I saw from the stands, Rohan held serve more easily. He can hit the 120-130mph range consistently and his second serve is 95-105mph. Rohan has solid strokes, might be a bit slow around the court. Qureshi is quicker but not as heavy a hitter. They’ll need to serve well, and Qureshi needs to volley exceptionally to beat the Bryans.

By: Manju

Manju — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:33:24 +0000

"In the finals now- since they play the Bryan brothers, we'll get to see the full match for sure"

Yeah, Bryan bros have quite a loyal following, even bigger than the Tcythian sisters.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:43:40 +0000

There was no stopping the 'Indo-Pak Express' as Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi inched closer to their maiden Grand Slam title together by advancing to the US Open finals here przeprowadzki warszawa The Indo-Pak duo was cheered on from the stands by, among others, the United Nations ambassadors from their respective countries. Very good news in this post.

By: T Ennis

T Ennis — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:47:03 +0000

Washington Post coverage.

Some of the world's best tennis players were in action Wednesday afternoon at the U.S. Open, including third-seeded Novak Djokovic and top Russian Vera Zvonareva. Yet no victors were more gratified than the little-known doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, who not only earned a spot in the finals of their first Grand Slam event as a duo but also were cheered on by their countries' ambassadors to the United Nations.

From: At 2010 U.S. Open, Indo-Pak Express gives India, Pakistan cause to cheer together

By: Govind

Govind — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:10:45 +0000

In the finals now- since they play the Bryan brothers, we’ll get to see the full match for sure (it had been a non American pair they were playing then no guarantee of coverage

Rather interestingly they beat Bhupathi and partner (Mirnyi) en route

It’s a shame that Paes and Bhupathi couldn’t continue to get along well enough to keep playing and winning- they were a great doubles team.

By: maverick

maverick — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:30:51 +0000

India- Pakistan Bhai Bhai

By: It's Just Not Cricket

It's Just Not Cricket — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:22:56 +0000

Aisam and Rohan truly deserve kudos for making the doubles final at the U.S. Open. Their styles really complement each other. And although I think the American media is overdoing the "ambassadors of peace" angle to some extent, but in a nice way, I'm glad to see the two be level-headed in their comments and replies. They are well-spoken ambassadors at any rate. Would be great if they could defeat the Bryan twins.

Now, the only thing they have to work on is that chest bump of theirs! Bit weak. Chest bumps are silly to begin with, but if you're going to do it..... Not sure if Paes/Bhupathi invented it, but they had a lot more style and flair and strength to their chest bumps. The Bryan brothers have made it their signature, so Qureshi/Bopanna need to improve in that area.

By: T Ennis

T Ennis — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:08:14 +0000

Rohan and Aisam beat the Argentines E.Schwank/H.Zeballos 7-6, 6-4 to enter the finals, where they will take on the Bryan brothers.

By: hood is good

hood is good — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:47:35 +0000

Another interesting thing about famous Indian tennis players is that there have been Hindus, Muslims and Christians/ Catholics amongst them. Sania Mirza, Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj etc. Also, the cricket team has always been mixed, even having a Muslim captain at one stage for 10 years straight (Azharuddin) in recent history. Points of pride for India and peace and harmony in general.