PAKISTAN TENNIS CREATES HISTORY!!!!

[Hash]

We are currently playing Taiwan in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceana group 1 tie. We lead them 2-1 (best of five). If we beat them we progress to the WORLD GROUP playoff for the first time in Pakistani history!


COME ON BOYS! DO THE NATION PROUD!

[Hash]

woops....meant to put this in time pass. Sorry.

[MecnunK]

Go Pak!!

[HAFRIDI]

gooo PAKKKKKKK!!!!!

[Uzi]

Are they playing right now?

If so, is there anywhere we can check the scores?

Who's representing us?

[Oxy]

That would be truly an achievment!

Bear in mind the calibre of players countries like GB have, yet still find themselves in the lower groups.

[Hash]

the last two matches are tomorrow

www.daviscup.com

[suhaib]

who are the players

[Hash]

suhaib- sauce saucy and saucy sauce are our players

[Oxy]

Chilli Sauce v Spicy Sauce

Tamatar Saas v Sweet and Sour Sauce.

What a match up!!!

[Uzi]

R4 - A.QURESHI (PAK) vs Y.LU (TPE)
R5 - A.KHAN (PAK) vs Y.WANG (TPE)

[Hash]

The World Group Play-offs 2005 will take place September 23-25.

Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Chile, Sweden, Belarus, USA, Germany and Great Britain are confirmed for the Play-offs. They will be joined by a further six teams following the completion of Group I ties held 29 April - 1 May.

The eight nations that win World Group Play-offs will be in the World Group the following year, while the eight losers will start the following year in Group I.

The draw for the World Group Play-offs, featuring the teams listed above, will be held at 12:00 (local time) on Tuesday 3 May at the ITF offices in London.

[Gasherbrum]

need aisam to win the reverse singles game and we're through. great boost to tennis in pakistan.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

bradman being ridiculed

[Oxy]

...no...he does it himself!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL

[Oxy]

What next? Heinz to invest $24 billion in Pak to build the worlds highest Tomato Ketchup bottle.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOLLLLLLLLLLLL@OXY


loll

[Gasherbrum]

mitchell's would never take that sitting down, what with their chilli chilli chilli, chilli garlic sauce.

[Hash]

Pakistan won 4-1!!!


We are intop the world group playoffs for the first time in our tennis history! This means we have a chance of drawing the USA! IMAGINE THAT!

WELL DONE PAKISTAN TENNIS!

[Officer Barbrady]

And a special congrats to Aisam ul haq Pakistan's best tennis player who won both his singles matches and was part of the doubles team that won as well. He was unreasonably maligned not very long ago!

[Officer Barbrady]

Hash, change the title to Pakistan tennis creates history or something...

[Officer Barbrady]

:D> :D>

Pakistan for World Group Playoffs
Samiul Hasan | May 01, 2005 15:53 IST


Pakistan booked their maiden World Group play-off berth when Aisam-ul Haq defeated Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu in straight sets to give them an unassailable 3-1 lead on Sunday.

Aisam, the world No 144, spent little under two hours to chalk out a famous and historic 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over his opponent in the reverse singles match.

Pakistan went into the final day with a 2-1 lead after Aisam won his opening singles on Friday and then teamed up with Aqeel Khan to win the doubles on Saturday.

"It's a historic day for Pakistan tennis and I am extremely proud of being part of these celebrations. It has been a combined and dedicated team effort," Aisam said immediately after the match.

Aisam fired 17 aces against his opponent's eight as the Pakistani dominate the match with his excellent court coverage and drop shots on the grass courts of Defence Club in Lahore.

His serve-and-volley ploy also worked for him as the Taipei player preferred to stay back and play from the baseline.

Pakistan tennis has reach new heights with the emergence of this 25-year-old player as in the previous round, Pakistan beat a start-studded Thailand and then he helped them clinch three gold medals in last month's Islamic Solidarity Games.

"I think we have shown our potential and now it's for the people concerned to come forward and support Pakistan tennis that has the talent and future to improve further," Aisam said.

The World Group Play-offs will take place from September 23-25 for which draws will be announced on May 3 in London.

India, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Chile, Sweden, Belarus, USA, Germany and Great Britain have already qualified for the play-offs where they will be joined by a further five teams following the completion of Group I ties.

The eight nations that win World Group Play-offs will be in the World Group the following year, while the eight losers will start the following year in Group I.

[Daoud]

Excellent effort from them. Congratulations to the whole team, and InshAllah, they will continue to do well :D>

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Aisam ul Haq Qureishi (http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/52742186.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=EC D2D290E34452C81B83F3C4BB94449BA9C30E9B9B114CE8)

Yen-Hsun Lu (http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/52742212.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=EC D2D290E34452C8B26A7FA3998BDF7EA9C30E9B9B114CE8)

Aqeel Khan (http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/52742229.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=EC D2D290E34452C8548FCB02B2FD3150A9C30E9B9B114CE8)

Aisam gets a kiss from his mother (http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/52742246.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=EC D2D290E34452C8F72A034D7FACB6A7A9C30E9B9B114CE8)

PAKISTAN!!! (http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/52742339.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=EC D2D290E34452C8830AFFDCDB277C29A9C30E9B9B114CE8)

[adi 101]

wooooooooooooooow!!!!!!! none of them work!!!!!!

[Hash]

adi....refresh once you click on the link. They will work.

[adi 101]

thanks

[Hussain]

Excellent effort from them. Congratulations to the whole team, and InshAllah, they will continue to do well :D>Well done Aisam ul Haq and Aqeel Khan

[entralinks]

Congrats Pakistan.

[Oxy]

Do we have a ladies team?

[Hussain]

well done Pakistan

[Uzi]

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS:

Austria vs Ecuador
Canada vs Belarus
Chile vs Pakistan
Czech Republic vs Germany
Italy vs Spain Italy
India vs Sweden India
Switzerland vs Great Britain
Belgium vs USA

Pakistan get a tough tie against Chile.

[Hash]

India vs Sweden India?

where is Sweden India? Is it in Europe? I have never heard of this country.

[ataullah]

Sweden's in europe hash.

[Hash]

Sweden I know, but Sweden India?

[karachiite]

So pakistan playing away to Chile????
Very Very Very tough tie. I think they won both singles and doubles gold at athens.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

sweden have a very good side!!!! bjorkman and co

[Team Slayer]

go Pakistan! beat them Chileans! :)