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12-10-2004

Aisam Storms into ITF Tennis Final in Lagos

via www.dailytimes.com.pk

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…