Qureshi, Bopanna enter Paris semifinals

PARIS: Pakistan’s Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna have barged into the semifinals at the Paris Masters, upsetting second-seeded Michael Llodra of France and Serbia's Nenad Zimonzic in the super tie-break.

The Pak-India pair, seeded seventh, celebrated their maiden entry into the tour's year-ending finals in London, by rallying to win after losing the first set, 3-6, 6-4 and 10-6.

Qureshi and Bopanna, last year's US Open finalists, will now play third-seeded Maxi Mirnyi of Belarus and Bahamas' Daniel Nestor who beat Austria's Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7).