Aisam ul Haq & Nadiya Kichenok go down Fighting in French Open Semi Finals

Aisam ul Haq’s hope of making his 3^rd career Grand Final ended with a semi-final loss at the French Open mixed double event. The Pak-Ukrainian pair lost the match 2-1.

The match started well for the duo, as they took the 1^st set via tie breaker. However, American Nicole Melichar and Brazilian Bruno Soares roared back to take the 2^nd set 6-1.

Relentless Aisam Marches on

The final set was tough battle and went to the tie breaker again. At one point, the score was 8-8, but the Melichar and Soares took two points to take the 3^rd and final set 10-8.

It is expected the pair will participate in the Wimbledon tournament. At 39, it might be one of the last chances Aisam will have to win a Grand Slam.