St. Petersburg Tennis: Aisam, Bopanna qualify into finals
Pak-Indian tennis pair of Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna entered the doubles finals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship.
During the semifinals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship ongoing in Russia, Aisam and Bopanna managed to defeat the Slovakian pair Filip Polasek and Igor Zelenay; where as the match score was 6-4, 6-3 and 10-8. Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna will play the final match against Italian pair today.
St. Petersburg Tennis: Aisam, Bopanna qualify into finals
Pak-Indian tennis pair of Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna entered the doubles finals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship.
During the semifinals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship ongoing in Russia, Aisam and Bopanna managed to defeat the Slovakian pair Filip Polasek and Igor Zelenay; where as the match score was 6-4, 6-3 and 10-8. Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna will play the final match against Italian pair today.
St. Petersburg Tennis: Aisam, Bopanna qualify into finals
Pak-Indian tennis pair of Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna entered the doubles finals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship.
During the semifinals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship ongoing in Russia, Aisam and Bopanna managed to defeat the Slovakian pair Filip Polasek and Igor Zelenay; where as the match score was 6-4, 6-3 and 10-8. Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna will play the final match against Italian pair today.
St. Petersburg Tennis: Aisam, Bopanna qualify into finals
Pak-Indian tennis pair of Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna entered the doubles finals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship.
During the semifinals of St. Petersburg ATP World Championship ongoing in Russia, Aisam and Bopanna managed to defeat the Slovakian pair Filip Polasek and Igor Zelenay; where as the match score was 6-4, 6-3 and 10-8. Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna will play the final match against Italian pair today.
Bryans beat Qureshi-Bopanna in US Open doubles final
September 10, 2010 by Trend PK
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NEW YORK: The 16th-seeded Indo-Pak pair of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna lost to US top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan in the US Open men’s doubles final on Friday.
Qureshi and Bopanna fought hard before losing the final in straight sets 6-7, 6-7 to Bryan brothers.
Qureshi and Bopanna, trying to foster peace between their rival homelands, created history after advancing to the men’s doubles final on Wednesday by beating Argentina’s Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zaballos 7-6 (7/5), 6-4.
The pair reached the finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career.
Reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals this year was the best ever performance for the 16th seed Indo-Pak pair. Qureshi and Bopanna victory in the semifinals were cheered by the United Nations ambassadors from their countries.
They made it to the semifinals after recording a
Zvonareva beats Pironkova in Wimbledon semis
July 1, 2010 by Trend PK
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WIMBLEDON, England: Russia’s Vera Zvonareva has advanced to her first Grand Slam final after coming from behind to defeat unseeded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6, 6-3 6-2 in the semifinals of Wimbledon.
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Soderling upsets Federer in the French Open
PARIS: Robin Soderling defeated Roger Federer in their quarterfinal match of the French Open, upsetting the world No. 1 and defending champion, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
The fifth seed Elena Dementieva of Russia and Italian Francesca Schiavone are going to play in the semifinals at the French Open as both of them claimed victories on Tuesday.
Dementieva, came back from one set down to beat her compatriot Nadia Petrova 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. Both players asked for treatment during the match but Petrova seemed to be the one suffered more.
Philippe Chatrier, Schiavone only needed 80 minutes to overplay the third seed Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark in 6-2, 6-3, reaching her first Grand Slam semifinals at the age of 29.
Indian storm kills 17
Cyclone Laila slammed into the south Indian coast on Thursday, battering the region with heavy rains and winds up to 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, and uprooting trees and electric lines.
At least 17 people are also reportedly killed.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah said that the cyclone appeared to be weakening, though it still could cause widespread damage. The state had evacuated more than 50,000 people as it braced for its worst storm in 14 years. Heavy rains and strong winds killed at least 15 people over the past 24 hours, including four workers when an industrial workshop collapsed because of heavy rain, authorities said. At least 55 fishermen were reported missing. More than 50,000 people were moved from coastal and low-lying villages into temporary shelters in schools and government buildings, said state revenue minister Dharmana Prasad Rao. The state administration has identified 800 villages as vulnerable and were evacuating people before the cyclone hits, he said.The state government set up control rooms in the nine coastal districts to coordinate any rescue missions, and helicopters and buses were on standby to evacuate more areas and deliver relief supplies, he said. Strong winds uprooted trees, power lines and billboards, blocking off roads in many places. At least six districts were hit by power outages and hundreds of villages were in darkness for more than 10 hours.
Waves as high as 8 feet (2 meters) could lash the coast, the state meteorological office warned. More than 10,000 people died when Andhra Pradesh was struck by its worst cyclone in 1977.
Aisam, Bopanna cruise to semis
The pair of Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisamul Haq Qreshi made it through to the semifinals in Nice.
Olivier Rochus of Belgium beat Robin Soderling by 2-6,6-4 and 6-4. Aisamul Haq and Bopanna made the semifinals beating the British pair of Fleming and Skupski 6-3,6-2. They will play Czech Leos Friedle and Serbian Dusan Vemic for place in final.Maria Sharapova beat Bulgarian Dia Evtimova by 6-3,6-0.
Netherlands In Semis Despite Loss To South Korea
NEW DELHI INDAI: The Netherlands have advanced to the semifinals of the field hockey World Cup despite losing to South Korea 2-1 on Tuesday.
The Netherlands had a better goal difference than South Korea, which will miss its first semifinals in three World Cups.
The Dutch will play Pool B winner Australia on Thursday, while Pool A winner Germany will meet England in the other semi.
The Koreans face Spain in a playoff for fifth.
Ronald Brouwer opened the scoring for the Netherlands in the first minute. South Korea hit back through Nam Hyun-woo’s penalty corner in the 32nd, and won on a field goal by Seo Jong-ho in the 45th.
