Monday, September 06, 2010

Tennis News
At US Open 2010, New York, USA

Doubles
[R3] (16) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) bt (2) Daniel Nestor (CAN)/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 63 64

[QF] (16) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) vs (10) Wesley Moodie (RSA)/ Dick Norman (BEL)

MXD
[R2] (2) Cara Black (ZIM)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Kaia Kanepi (EST)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 64 61

[QF] (2) Cara Black (ZIM)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)/ Mark Knowles (BAH)

Rohan and Aisam scored another win over top team, this time they defeated WR #2 Nestor and Zimo in straight sets to moved into their first quarter-final at US Open ... So now in this US hard-court season they defeated 3 teams from top 4 teams,WR #1 Bryans, WR #2 Nestor & Zimo and WR #4 Mahesh & Max.

In this match they saved 3 break points on Aisam's serve after 0-40 down in 4th game ... Take crucial break on Nestor's serve in 6th game and then hold their service games to won first set ... While serving for the set at 5-3, Rohan saved 1 break point ... In second set they didn't face a single break point and take important break breaking Nestors's serve on luv in fifth game ... That single break was enough to win set and match ... Very authorative performance by our pair ... Next quarter-final match against Moodie and Norman is tough one as they both r also big servers.

Lee and Cara scored convincing win to moved into quarters in MXD.

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