Cara in French Open mixed doubles semis

PARIS — Pakistani Tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his mixed doubles partner from Zimbabwe Cara Black made it to the last four of the French Open on Monday.

The Pak-Zimbabwean pair defeated Nadia Petrova of Russia and Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia by 7-6 (5), 6-3 in straight sets.

The first set of the quarter-final lingered on for 47 minutes and the Aisam-Black pair faced stern resistance from their opponents until finally winning it on tie-break.

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