Pakistani tennis player Aisam-ul-haq beats Roger federer

[MAB]

Top pakistani tennis player beats world #1 ROGER FEDERER.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s tennis ace Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Swiss doubles partner James Cerritani brushed aside tennis great and world number one, Roger Federer and his Swiss compatriot Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets at the Basel Open in the Swiss city on Tuesday.

Qureshi was at his serve-and-volleying best in the round-of-32 match as he and Swiss Cerritani cruised to victory against the world number one Federer and Chidudinelli in two sets, 6-4, 6-3 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the 2.6 million-dollar ATP tournament.

Playing in the world number one’s hometown, the Pakistani player and his partner were in control of the match from the first game and although Federer and his old friend Chiudinelli produced moments of brilliance, the grit and powerful serve-and-volley game of Qureshi and Cerritani proved too much in the end.

The Pak-Swiss pair will now play tournament first seeds Daniel Nestor (Canada) and Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) in the round of 16.



Article from Dawn.com
link:DAWN.COM | Sport | Aisamul beats Federer in Basel Open doubles

 

[scrumpy]

This is a great achievement. Congratulations to Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Swiss doubles partner James Cerritani.

However the title is slightly misleading. Roger Federer is not the top ranked doubles player. Infact Haq is ranked above Federer in Doubles Rankings

 

[faisal4pro]

Hail the victory! Long Live national heroes!

 

[faisal4pro]

This is a great achievement. Congratulations to Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Swiss doubles partner James Cerritani.

However the title is slightly misleading. Roger Federer is not the top ranked doubles player. Infact Haq is ranked above Federer in Doubles Rankings

Using the term World # a only refers to Men's Single no.1 player!

 

[Comet]

Awesome.... Great Job.
How can I watch this match? any link?

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

Ala bohat ala . Just superb ....

A hat-trick for Pakistan sports

What could possibly make a Pakistani fan turn away from a clinical performance by their cricket team, while it’s in progress? The score line of a James Cerritani and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi vs. Marco Chiudinelli and Roger Federer doubles game!

For a moment it almost seemed surreal: Federer in his ‘formal attire,’ a brown Nike jersey with white trim on the collar, wiping the hair off his forehead, with his left hand before bouncing the ball in his trademark style and then serving with body in perfect unison. And the receiver of the serve? For a minute it seemed as if the satellite signal had scrambled and the cable operators had changed the order of the sports channels. But no, it was true. Federer was in fact serving to Pakistan’s Qureshi in the ATP Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, Switzerland.

That Pakistan were routing New Zealand in the first face-off since the infamous semi-final loss in the Champions Trophy seemed like an afterthought. The fact that Shahid Afridi, having scored 70 off 50 balls, was on a hat-trick after castling Danniel Vettori and trapping Nathan McCullum LBW, didn’t really matter. Because at the same time, Pakistan’s lone hope on the international tennis circuit, Qureshi, along with his American partner Cerretani were leading the Swiss pairing of Federer and Chiudinelli five games to four in the first set. Qureshi had aced into Federer’s body, and to hear the commentator say ‘that’s tremendous serving by the Pakistani,’ was unreal for many reasons.

It’s rare to hear or read the word Pakistan during an ATP tour. That the Pakistani was part of the event in Basel was an achievement itself, keeping in mind that Qureshi funds all his international tours personally. But playing Federer, albeit in a doubles match, was as much a dream come true for the fans as it was perhaps for Qureshi himself. And everyone knows when Federer is playing, the whole world is watching.

The biggest moment, however, came at the end of the match, amidst the joy of a Qureshi/Cerretani 6-4, 6-3 victory. It was surprising. It manifest in the form of a sentiment previously felt, but never at the same magnitude. When Federer and Qureshi shook hands, it seemed in that instant as if Pakistani tennis had been recognised, and that the country had had its much needed ‘positive moment’ on the tennis world stage.

As soon as the match ended, many frenzied phone calls were placed. People who could not articulate what the match itself had meant relied on analogies: ‘just imagine a Pakistani soap artist sharing a set with Al Pacino in a Hollywood movie.’ Comments like, ‘I didn’t know I was capable of such animosity towards Federer,’ were also made by die-hard Pakistani fans of tennis champ. To be fair to the Grand Slam winner, he did look out of sorts sharing the court with someone and not being able to control the fate of the plays. But a loss is nonetheless a loss.

As the initial euphoria from the Qureshi win – more than Pakistan’s victory over New Zealand – was dying down, two magnificent goals by Sohail Abbas propelled Pakistan to a 4-2 win over France in the hockey World Cup qualifiers in Lille, France. It capped an unbelievable day for Pakistan sports with the biggest moments coming from the most unlikely places. Such a hat-trick for Pakistan sports brought back memories of the 1990s when Pakistan ruled the world of cricket, hockey, squash, and snooker. Would it be premature to anticipate more glory days for Pakistan sports?

The Dawn Blog Blog Archive A hat-trick for Pakistan sports

 

[DaRk WaVe]

MY GOODNESS...

HEIL ASIM

U JUST HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM YOO!!!!

Great JOB MAN

 

[BATMAN]

WAOOOOO...
Bravo...you are the champion....
This man should be awarded ''Nishan e Haider''
Pakistan Zindabad
Aisam ul Haq Zindabad

 

[Skywalker]

Its like we have conquered Kashmir, isnt it guys. Its definitely an herculian task.

Hats off to you mate for keeping the Pakistan Flag high.

 

[owais.usmani]

James Cerretani (R) and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi returns the ball to Switzerland's Roger Federer and Marco Chiudinelli during their doubles match at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel.​

 

[BATMAN]

Its like we have conquered Kashmir, isnt it guys. Its definitely an herculian task.

Hats off to you mate for keeping the Pakistan Flag high.

Do you know he sponsor all his sport personally.
What a shame on the part of our govt. specially when nation feel so elevated by the conquests of this one man army.

 

[BATMAN]

This is a great achievement. Congratulations to Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Swiss doubles partner James Cerritani.

However the title is slightly misleading. Roger Federer is not the top ranked doubles player. Infact Haq is ranked above Federer in Doubles Rankings

Well yaa, no thanks.
How cleverly you tried to under play a great acheivement.
Obviously, you have not read the match report..... his serves were hitting the body of Federer!!!!!!!!
Ace is as good in double as it is in single!!!! got it?
In past Aisam was playing with lousy partners!
Inidnas..huh..........we will not undermine your national acheivement.... once you get their.

His partner was American not swiss.

 

[Chanakyaa]

Top pakistani tennis player beats world #1 ROGER FEDERER.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s tennis ace Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Swiss doubles partner James Cerritani brushed aside tennis great and world number one, Roger Federer and his Swiss compatriot Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets at the Basel Open in the Swiss city on Tuesday.

Qureshi was at his serve-and-volleying best in the round-of-32 match as he and Swiss Cerritani cruised to victory against the world number one Federer and Chidudinelli in two sets, 6-4, 6-3 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the 2.6 million-dollar ATP tournament.

Playing in the world number one’s hometown, the Pakistani player and his partner were in control of the match from the first game and although Federer and his old friend Chiudinelli produced moments of brilliance, the grit and powerful serve-and-volley game of Qureshi and Cerritani proved too much in the end.

The Pak-Swiss pair will now play tournament first seeds Daniel Nestor (Canada) and Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) in the round of 16.



Article from Dawn.com
link:DAWN.COM | Sport | Aisamul beats Federer in Basel Open doubles

Good for Sports in Pakistan.
The last 5-10 yrs have seen some real fresh talent coming up from South Asia, be in singles or Doubles Tennis.

Moreover, This will boost up the praise of other sports as well, apart from cricket.

 

[Skywalker]

Do you know he sponsor all his sport personally.
What a shame on the part of our govt. specially when nation feel so elevated by the conquests of this one man army.

I believe it was always been the case, the govt. must look into this.

 

[scrumpy]

Well yaa, no thanks.
How cleverly you tried to under play a great acheivement.
Obviously, you have not read the match report..... his serves were hitting the body of Federer!!!!!!!!
Ace is as good in double as it is in single!!!! got it?

There is a huge difference between the singles and doubles games. Apart from the obvious court sizes and rule differences, there is a big difference in the tactics employed.

I do not want to take anything away from his achievement. However I have seen this happen before a number of times in India. A sportsman is praised and kept on a high pedestal. The expectations build leading to pressure on the person. Any subsequent loss quickly brings this magical castle crashing back to the ground and we see displays of negative emotions on the streets.

Don't you think it may be foolish to base all your opinions on a single pre-quarterfinal game? At least wait for the next game where they play the first seeds for this tournament.

And before anyone calls me names. I am rooting for Aisam. I would like to see more champions from South Asia.

In past Aisam was playing with lousy partners!

I see his earlier partners also included an Israeli and a number of Indians. The only time he did reach an ATP final with was with an Indian. Do you think that achievement was not as good as this one?

Inidnas..huh..........we will not undermine your national acheivement.... once you get their.

His partner was American not swiss.

Hmm.. National achievement... ok. if you say so.

Sorry about the nationality. I was just para-phrasing from the OP.