Aisam ul Haq along partner Santiago crashes out of French Open 2019
Pakistan’s tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi along his Mexican partner Santiago Gonzalez crashed out of French Open in Paris.
Pakistan’s tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi along his Mexican partner Santiago Gonzalez crashed out of French Open in Paris.
In first round of men’s doubles category, the unseeded pair of Aisam and Santiago, ranked 64th and 46th, lost to Serbian duo of Dusan Lajovic and Janko Tipsarevic by 2-1 with the final score line of 4-6,2-6, 6(1)-7.
This is the sixth time Aisam has lost in the first round of French Open.
He lost in the first round in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
In 2016 and 2013, he reached the pre-quarter-finals.
In 2014, he lost in the second round.
His best performance in this grand slam was in 2012 when he reached the semi-finals. In 2011, he reached the quarter-finals stage. In 2010, he lost in the second round.
Gonzalez, 36, and Qureshi, 39, briefly teamed up in 2008, capturing a challenger title in Brazil, but they wouldn’t pursue a long-term partnership until 2018.
Earlier, Mexican Santiago Gonzalez Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi won their first ATP Tour title as they sealed Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2019. It is Gonzalez’s 13th ATP Tour victory, and Qureshi’s 17th.
Roland Garros was the first Grand Slam tournament to join the "Open" era in 1968, and since then many tennis greats have graced the famous clay courts, including Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Home fans will never forget 1983, the year Yannick Noah became the first, and so far only Frenchman to win the singles title. In 2018, Nadal became the first man in tennis history to win 11 titles at the same Grand Slam championship.
