Islamabad: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq defended his Gerry Weber Open men’s doubles title with Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer, defeating Conrad Huey (Philippines) and Scott Lipsky of (the US) 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday.
Qureshi-Rojer duo also won the Estoril Open and reached the French Open semi-finals only to be knocked out by Mike and Bob Bryan.
In the semi-finals, the top seeds defeated Poland’s Lukasz Kubot and Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-4.
“Many people thought that my win was a fluke last year. It’s all come together and I’m very excited because it has just reaffirmed our confidence. Switching from clay to grass was difficult and I was feeling the pressure but we did well,” The Express Tribune quoted him as saying.
“This win proves that I’m good enough. Both Rojer and I have continued the momentum we started in Estoril, then to the French open and now in Halle. I’m sure I’ll be able to improve my rankings by the time the US Open starts,” he said.
Qureshi and Rojer will now be playing in the UNICEF Open where they are the second seeds.
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