US Open: Qureshi loses in mixed doubles finals

New Delhi: Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi failed to win his first grand slam title when he and his partner Kveta Peschke lost to Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan in the mixed doubles final.

Quresh and his Czech partner were no match for their opponents and went down in straight sets 4-6, 4-6.

Earlier on Wednesday, Qureshi and his doubles partner in the men's doubles event Rohan Bopanna created history by reaching their first grand slam final. The Indo-Pak pair beat
Argentina's Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos in straight sets 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.



The Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi was the last pair from the sub-continent to reach the finals at Flushing Meadows. In fact, the two made it to the finals of all the four grand slam events in 1999 and went on to win the French Open and Wimbledon that year.

They were also the last subcontinental team to win the men's doubles in a grand slam tournament when they won at Roland Garros again in 2001.