Aisam, Rojer win Miami ATP Masters title
Pakistans Aisam-ul-Haq and his Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer won Miami ATP Masters doubles crown.
Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and his Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, both from Poland, 6-4, 6-1 to lift Miami ATP Masters doubles title.
Aisam and Rojer broke the Poles three times and wiped away all three break points they faced to clinch the title in 56 minutes. The two finished in the winners’ circle after rallying from a set down in their first two matches, which included prevailing 14-12 in a match tie-break over Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot in the second round.
“I feel ecstatic. We both knew we had to go all out to win a title, especially such a big one. I’ve never had such a big result the first quarter of the year, so it feels great,” said Qureshi. “Every day is a new day. We were six match points down in our second match. Everything turned around. Sometimes you need some luck to win these big tournaments. The tennis gods were on our side this tournament, but we also worked hard.”
The Pakistani/Dutch duo captured their third title together, having triumphed in Estoril and Halle last year en route to qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. When asked if they had any special celebration plans, Qureshi said, “I’ve heard so much the past two weeks about Miami but I haven’t been out.”
“It’s always nice to be back here. I have a lot of friends and family here,” said Rojer. “If I could win any big tournament, this is right up there. This is pretty much my Grand Slam, so I’m very happy to win it.”
Rojer added, “I’m going to make a phone call to the Dutch Davis Cup captain to see if I can arrive a day later, because I would like to properly celebrate our win.”
