Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the semifinals of the mixed doubles with Kveta Peschke. - File Photo
KARACHI Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi set another precedent in the tennis history of Pakistan when he reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles at the US Open for the first time in New York.

 

Qureshi, who has teamed up with Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic, reached the semifinals after defeating Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 3-6 6-2 10-4.

 

Qureshi and Peschke will now face Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas.

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