Terrorist outfit Al-Nasireen, which has owned responsibility for the attack on Hurriyat leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, warned pro-dialogue leaders on Wednesday to desist from quiet talks with New Delhi or else face the consequences.
India's campaign at the US Open ended after the fifth seeded Indo-Pak pair of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi crashed out following a straight-set loss to the Polish pair of Marcin Matkowski and Maruisz Fyrstenberg in the men's doubles semi-final in New York.
The fifth seeded Indo-Pak pair of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi entered the semi-finals of the mens' doubles event of the US Open defeating the British pair of Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins in a gruelling three-setter.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi entered the semi-finals of a Grand Slam event for the first time after a thrilling 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over 10th seeds Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman in the US Open men's doubles quarter-finals in New York.
India's Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the men's doubles at the French Open after he along with his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were outplayed by top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan in the opening round. The unseeded Indo-Pak combine, who made their Grand Slam debut as a pair, went down 1-6, 4-6 in just 53 minutes in the first round clash on Thursday.
The Indo-Pakistan tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has booked a berth in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals to be held from November 20 to 27 at London's O2 arena.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi's run at the Monte Carlo Masters ended on Saturday, when they were beaten in the semi-finals. The sixth seeded India-Pakistan duo lost to unseeded South Americans Juan Ignacio Chela and Bruno Soares 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-7 in a marathon match that lasted 86 minutes.
The Indo-Pakistani duo lost to the top seeded Australian-South African pair of Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie 7-6(10), 6-3 at the $150,000 Malaysian Open ATP Challenger tournament in Kuala Lumpur .
Aisam Qureshi beat Ashutosh Singh 6-3, 6-3 to enable Pakistan beat India 2-1 in the second leg of the tennis series in Islamabad.
The Indo-Pak express of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi suffered an upset defeat at the hands of Belgian Xavier Malisse and Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the men's doubles semi-finals to bow out of the BNP Paribas ATP Tour 1000 tournament in Indian Wells on Thursday.
India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi will resume their partnership at the US $416,000 ATP Mumbai Open, at the Cricket Club of India from September 24 to 30.
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi remained on course for a maiden Australian Open title following a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers of Spain on Monday. Things, however, did not fall in place for Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam -ul-Haq Qureshi. The 'Indo-Pak Express' went down fighting to France's Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia 6-3, 6-7, 6-7.
Another Indian, Yuki Bhambri and his Dutch partner Robin Haase also progressed to the quarter-finals.
Rohan Bopanna joined senior pro and compatriot Leander Paes in the doubles quarterfinals of the UNICEF Open after clearing the first round along with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi scripted a stunning come-from-behind victory over fourth seeds Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski to book a berth in the doubles quarter-finals of the ATP Estoril Open in Portugal. The unseeded Indo-Pakistani pair overcame a sluggish start to beat their British opponents 2-6, 6-3, 10-5 in the opening round of the euro 450,000 clay-court event, on Wednesday.
The Indo-Pak combo have decided to extend their partnership till the year's last Grand Slam event.
Second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi progressed to the quarter-finals of the St Petersburg Open after a hard-earned win over Sergiy Stakhovsky and Mikhail Youzhny. The 'Indo-Pak Express', aiming to make the ATP World Tour finals, beat their unseeded opponents 6-2, 2-6, 10-3 in the first round of the US $663,750 hard court event.
Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi eked out a hard earned win over Michael Mertinak of Slovakia and Dick Norman of Belgium to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open.
They were knocked out by top seeds Wesley Moodie and Fabrice Santoro at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi reached the final of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career after scoring a facile 7-6(5), 6-4 win over Argentines Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos at the US Open on Wednesday.
Rohan Bopanna and his partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour event in Casablanca, Morocco after scoring an easy straight-set win over Simon Greul and Peter Luczak.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour event in Casablanca, Morocco, after a straight sets win over Simon Greul and Peter Luczak. The Indo-Pak pair beat the German-Australian pair 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the euro 450,000 clay-court tournament.
Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq-Quershi rallied from a set down to defeat Ashutosh Singh and Purav Raja and advance to the doubles semi-finals of the US $50,000 ATP Challenger event in Korat, Thailand. The top seeded Indo-Pak pair lost the opening set but came back well to beat the Indian pair 4-6, 6-3, 13-11 in the quarter-finals.
Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi are one step away from winning their third ATP title of the season as they stormed into the final of the Paris Masters after edging past Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor, in Paris, on Saturday.
Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi squandered a one-set lead as they went down fighting to top-ranked American pair of Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the French Open in Paris on Wednesday.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi finished runners-up at the ATP Sydney International after losing 6-7 (3), 6-7(3) to unseeded Canadian-Serbian combination of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic on Saturday.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq-Qureshi erased a one-set deficit against Janko Tipsaveric and Viktor Troicki to storm into the semi-finals of the St. Petersburg Open.
The freezing cold made the conditions challenging for the players.
Veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi and debutants Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi were, on Tuesday, placed in different groups for the season-ending ATP World Tour finals, starting, in London, on Sunday.
Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have decided to reunite for the 2014 season.
Fifth seeds Sania Mirza and Cara Black cantered into the second round, even as the duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were shown the door in the men's doubles, at the French Open, in Paris, on Thursday.
Veteran Indian star Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek sailed into the Australian Open quarter-finals after a straight-set win over the unseeded pair of Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus in the men's doubles competition in Melbourne on Sunday.
Interestingly, it was also in the US Open where Rohan Bopanna competed in his maiden Major final way back in 2010 along with Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
India's Somdev Devvarman was beaten in straight sets by World No. 11 Andy Murray in the second round of the ATP Shenzen Open, in Shenzhen, on Thursday.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi progressed to the semi-finals of the Sydney International, but Leander Paes failed to rescue his 2014 season from a poor start as he and Czech partner Radek Stepanek crashed out in the first round.
'They should come to Pakistan. It's not fair that they do not come to Pakistan. The Indian team is much better than us. We have a beautiful hotel just across the stadium. If Indians come it will send a good message that we are good neighbours.'
Davis Cup: Strong Indian team is firm favourite against Pakistan in historic clash
A video shared by Qureshi's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Twitter shows plain-clothed men taking him away, with him waving at party workers before departing from the location where he was detained.
The Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna on Friday reached the semi-finals of the ATP Madrid Masters after scoring a hard-earned win over Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer.