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Playing two finals in the US Open is a greater achievement than losing one to the World No.1 pair. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (DDQ), along with his Czech parter Kveta Peschke, lost first of his two Finals in the US Open to the world's No.1 pair last night. To my chagrin, most of the private television channels back in Pakistan termed it as his defeat.  They were all wrong.  He lost the game but surfaced as a winner for his countrymen, for he is the first ever Pakistani to achieve such a landmark of his career. He is not only the first Pakistani but also the first Asian ever to play double finals of doubles matches in one of the most prestigious tournament. I call him a winner even after losing the match because the winner Bob Brian announced half of his prize money to donate to flood-victims of Pakistan and certainly he did so because of Aisam-ul-Haq. The Lahori boy gave his countrymen moments of joy and hope in these hard times after the devastating floods and amidst lam...

Was it a 'D' Day for Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi when he, with his Czech parter Kveta Peschke defeated the rival pair in the Semis of US Open Mixed Doubles?  OR - when he and Rohan Bhopanna of India defeated the opponents in the Semis of Men's Doubles last night? OR - perhaps is it still to come on Friday when he would be making history, though he has already made it by moving into the Final of two doubles of doubles, by defeating the opponents in the Final of Mixed Doubles? To me and back at home to millions of Pakistanis, including millions of flood-affected people, he has already become a real hero of his own class in the sense that no State support could be tagged with his success. I give him the nick name 'DDQ', Double Doubles Qureshi.  Maybe someday he could acknowledge it in person. People in three countries, Pakistan and all expatriates abroad, India and Czech Republic, would be wishing him success along with his two partners in two dif...

This year's US Open has witnessed a truly great performance by the Pride of Pakistan Aisaam-ul-Haq Qureshi who is the first ever Pakistani to play the Final of Mixed Doubles.  He and his partner Kveta Peschke defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Mark Knowles by 7-6 7-6.   Mixed Doubles - Semifinals    Kveta Peschke (CZE) /    Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) def.    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) /    Mark Knowles (BAH) Qureshi has also moved to the Semi Finals of Men's Doubles with his partner Indian Rohan Bhopanna and are expected to perform his best like Mixed Doubles.