Qureshi-Rojer advance to Estoril Open final

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The Pakistani-Dutch pair defeated the French duo 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-final. -File photo by Reuters

KARACHI: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer advanced to the final of the Estoril Open after beating Richard Gasquet and Roger Vasseln of France.

The Pakistani-Dutch pair defeated the French duo 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-final.

Qureshi's ranking, which dropped to 14th in the beginning of the year, needs to improve in order for him to be able to play at the 2012 London Olympics.

The other finalists will be decided after the semi-final match between the Aussie-Spanish pair of Julian Knowle and David Marrero and Russian duo of Michali Elgin and Denis Istomin.

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