Aisam cruises into final

Published October 12, 2004

LAHORE, Oct 11: Pakistan's Aisamul Haq Qureshi cruised into the final of the ITF Futures international championships when he recovered to beat South African Davis Cupper Raven Klaasen in Lagos , Nigeria, according to a message received on Monday.

Aisam lost the first set tamely 6-1. Klaasen broke Aisam's service thrice in this set. But Aisam staged a comeback and won the second 6-2 to restore the parity 1-1.

He went on to win the third 6-3 and the pre-final too. Aisam will face No 2 seed Sebastian Fitz of Germany in the final.

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