Pakist­an star and his partne­r Marcin Matkow­ski faces defeat agains­t Americ­a’s Bryan brothe­rsPakistan tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi crashed out of the Australian Open after being defeated in his double’s quarter-finals tie against America’s Bryan Brothers on Tuesday. Serena Williams withdraws from Australian OpenGoing into the last-eight tie, Aisam and his Polish partner Marcin Matkowski were having an impressive run in the tournament, having registered two straight-set wins. In the first round, they defeated Demoliner and Treat Huey and won against Robert Lindstedt and Croatia’s Franko Skugor in the second round. In the round-of-16 clash against Moldova’s Radu Albot and South Korea’s Hyeon Chung, Aisam and Matkowski were given a walkover after their opponents retired. Andy Murray to miss Australian Open with hip injuryHowever, it was a totally different story in the last-eight clash against one of the tournament’s favourites, who showed their supremacy over Aisam and his partner by registering a thumping straight sets victory with a 6-1, 6-4 scoreline.

Source: The Express Tribune January 23, 2018 07:57 UTC