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Bopanna-Qureshi to team till US Open

July 26, 2007 16:14 IST

India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi are relishing their time on the tennis circuit together and decided to extend their partnership till the US Open.

Aisam, who partnered Bopanna to win the ATP Challenger doubles title in Manchester last week, said the partnership could yield more positive results and they are keen to turn up together at the US Open.

"We discussed this issue with each other and decided to resume our partnership on the circuit on a regular basis. Because the more you play together the more you understand each other's game better," Aisam said.

"Hopefully, we will be in top form by the time we appear in the US Open, because that is a big one for us," he added.

Aisam said it was not hard to team with Bopanna, as both played together and won a tournament in Denver two years ago.

Aisam and Bopanna will appear in three ATP doubles events in the run-up to US Open, he said.

Praising Bopanna, who beat him in the singles event in Manchester, the Pakistani said, "Bopanna is a very good doubles partner and his presence has helped me raise my game as well. We plan to take part in a tournament in Spain and another one before appearing in the US Open," he added.

The Pakistani star, who had partnered Israeli Aamir Hadad two years ago, said the decision to extend his partnership with the Indian is unlikely to trigger controversy.

"I don't see any controversy. The bottom line is we are professional players and we have struck a good chord on court and supplement each other which is why we won the title in Manchester," he added.

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