Aisam fails to get wildcard entry into London Olympics

Major heartbreak was in store for Aisamul Haq Qureshi a day before he launched his Wimbledon campaign as he missed out on a wild-card for the London Olympics – his aim since the turn of the year.

Aisam ul Haq Qureshi fails Olympic entry on wild card

Aisam, who parted ways with Rohan Bopanna, missed out on automatic qualification after failing to feature in the top-10 by the cut-off date – the end oft he French Open where he and doubles partner Jean-Julien Rojer lost to the Bryan brothers in the semi-finals. 

Aisam then failed to get one of the eight ITF places that the governing body allotted, ending his chances to become the first Pakistani tennis player to feature in the global event.

Ironically, Aisam’s previous and current partners – Bopanna and Rojer – both made it to the Olympics for India and the Netherlands respectively.

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