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‘Bops motivates me’
Updated On: 03 February, 2024 07:50 AM IST | Islamabad | AFP
Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi draws inspiration from World No. 1 and former doubles partner Rohan ahead of crucial Davis Cup tie against India
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Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (left) and India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan during the draw ceremony of the Davis Cup World Group I play-offs held in Islamabad yesterday. PIC/AFP
Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi said on Friday he was motivated by the rise of his former doubles partner Rohan Bopanna, ahead of a historic Davis Cup clash against arch-rivals India. India’s Bopanna rose to No. 1 on the ATP rankings after winning the Australian Open last month, becoming the oldest player ever to snag the top spot at the age of 43.
Qureshi and Bopanna, dubbed the Indo-Pak Express, paired over a decade ago to break into the Top 10 and reach the 2010 US Open final. “Becoming World No. 1 and winning the Australian Open is a massive achievement and in a way it motivates me as well and inspires a lot of people,” 43-year-old Qureshi told reporters ahead of a first Davis Cup tie against India on home soil since 1964.
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