Rogers Cup: Aisam, Bopanna to play quarterfinal

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Rogers Cup: Aisam, Bopanna to play quarterfinal

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The Pakistan-India duo defeated their opponents in straight sets in the pre-quarters.

12 August,2011 01:45 pm

Pakistan’s Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna moved into quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.The duo defeated Czech Tomas Berdych and German Florian Mayer in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinal of the men’s doubles event of Rogers Cup tennis tournament.The fifth-seeded Pak-India duo, registered 6-4 7-6 victory over their European opponents.Although there was little to differentiate between the two sides, Qureshi and Bopanna managed to capitalise on one break point they got in the first set which they won 6-4.The second set, however, went to a tie-breaker which the Pak-India pair won.Qureshi and Bopanna are playing their quarterfinal match against American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan.