Will definitely play with Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi if opportunity comes: Rohan Bopanna

tennis world. Popularly known as the ‘Indo-Pak Express’, Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi had reached the US Open men’s doubles final in 2010 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals the same year. The duo also won five ATP titles together and broke into the top-10 of the ATP rankings after their Paris Masters win in 2011.

The first time they parted ways was before the 2012 London Olympics, but returned back in 2014 and also bagged the Dubai Open title. This time the association was short-lived, and the pair split after the ATP 250 event in Shenzhen, China. Last year, Bopanna and Qureshi got back together after seven years for events at Acapulco, Mexico, and Sofia, Bulgaria.

They combo lost in the first round of both tournaments. Despite the reversals, Bopanna is optimistic about teaming up with Qureshi again in the future. Speaking with TOI, he said, “We never said that we’ll not play together again.

If there is an opportunity for us somewhere to come together and play down the line and if there is a tournament where both of us are looking for partners, we will definitely play together.” Bopanna will be seen in action during the India-Denmark Davis Cup tie at the Delhi Gymkhana Club on March 4 and 5. It will be the 31st Davis Cup tie for the former world No. 3 men’s doubles player.

“I am really looking forward to having a lot of people come out and support us in the weekend,” was Bopanna’s message to tennis fans in the Capital. Although India are favourites for the tie due to the experience and fondness of its players for grass courts, 41-year-old Bopanna feels the Danish team will mount a “good challenge” despite losing their number one singles player — world No. 90 Holgar Rune — who pulled out of the tie last