Flying start for tennis ace Aisam, four wins in squash at CWG |
Updated at: 1613 PST, Monday, October 04, 2010 NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq got off to a flying start at the Commonwealth Games as other four Pakistani players also won their matches in squash here on Monday.Aisam defeated Mugabe Duncan Kasumba of Uganda 6-2, 7-6 in straight sets. Aisam stormed into the lead in the first set, taking it easily with a 6-2 victory. The second set proved to be a much sterner test for Aisamul haq as his opponent matched him stride for stride. The set eventually went to a tie break. Aisam eventually won the second set to secure a 6-2, 7-6 victory. In squash, Pakistan’s four players registered victories as Aamir Atlas Khan defeated Colin Ramasra of Trinidad & Tobago and Farhan Mehboob beat his teammate Yasir Butt in second round. Earlier, Danish Atlas Khan outclassed Bruce Burrowes of Jamaica 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 while Aamir Atlas Khan beat Masud Rana of Bangladesh 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 and Farhan Mehboob thrashed Samuel Kyagulanyi of Uganda 11-3, 11-4, 11-8. Yasir Butt also won his first round. |
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Flying start for tennis ace Aisam, four wins in squash at CWG
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Aisam, Bopanna to play fund-raiser
Aisam, Bopanna to play fund-raiser
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| Aisam and Bopanna react to a missed point during their match against Bob and Mike Bryan during the men's doubles final at the US Open tennis tournament in New York.—Reuters “It is a great idea and I am thrilled to be part of it to help my people affected by the floods,” Aisam said at a hotel on Tuesday. Aisam is the first Pakistani who reached men’s and mixed doubles’ final of a grand slam. The event is being organised by a private media group in collaboration with the Times of India with a hope to create brotherhood and understanding among the people of Pakistan and India. “We had preliminary meetings with the organisers and we may hold the event in Dubai in December,” said Aisam. He said as Pakistan did not have big stadiums, Dubai can offer the best facilities for holding the match. “It can attract fans from Pakistan, India and some other countries and can help in raising sufficient funds,” he added. “We are working on the plan and it will be finalised in due course of time,” he said. The chief organiser of the match, Shahrukh Hasan, expressed hope that reasonable funds will be raised. “We want to help the flood victims through this fund-raiser and we hope it will be an instant success,” he said. |
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