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By  CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Rafael Nadal  does, of course, share an era with  Roger Federer , which has done the era plenty of good, but this season and this year’s  United States Open  now belong exclusively to Nadal. There were times, in his earlier years, when it seemed too much to ask for Nadal to hold up the trophy in New York. The courts were supposed to be too quick for his big forehand backswing. The balls were supposed to bounce too low for his extreme grip. The lack of an overwhelming serve made it too tough to win easy points. The combined weight of the early season, with all those inevitable clay-court victories and his hard-charging style, were too much for a body — even his body — to bear. But Nadal, with his 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Novak Djokovic in Monday night’s rain-interrupted United States Open final, has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that there are no limits to his range or appetite. Playing against an opponent who had beaten him in ...

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...

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.

Congratulation Pakistan The mixed pair of Kveta Peschke and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has moved to Semi Finals of the US Open 2010 by defeating Gisela Dulko and Pablo Cuevas. The final score was : 3-6 6-2 1-0(4)   Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinals    Kveta Peschke (CZE) /    Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) def.    Gisela Dulko (ARG) /    Pablo Cuevas (URU) Reaching Semi Finals is a great achievement for Qureshi. Now the whole country looks forward to seeing him in the finals. He would be playing quarterfinal of Men's Doubles with his Indian partner Rohan Bhopanna against Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman tomorrow.