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French Open: Aisam, Rojer reach semi-finals

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Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer reached the French Open semi-finals.

Aisamul Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer marched into the semi-finals of the French Open men’s doubles on Tuesday.Qureshi and Rojer had faced off against third-seeded pair Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic. However, the on-song duo managed to dispatch their opponents 6-4 and 2-1.This is the furthest Qureshi has managed to go in the French Open. His previous best was a knock-out at the quarter finals stage.The Pak-Dutch pair will now face the second seeded Bryan brothers in the next round who won their match Oliver Marach of Austria and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.