Aisam Storms into ITF Tennis Final in Lagos

Pakistan’s tennis prodigy Aisamul Haq Qureshi breezed into the final of the ITF Futures International Tennis Championship in Lagos, Nigeria, after scoring a brilliant victory over South African Davis Cupper Raven Klaasen, said a facsimile message received here Monday.

Aisam lost the first set 1-6 under hot and humid conditions. It was a real bad day for him as he lost the first service game by hitting three double faults in a row in the first set.

Aisam kept his morale high during the second set and won it 6-2. The final set was truly a thriller. Both players raised their game level and Aisam struck first by breaking Raven at 2-2…