ISLAMABAD: Pakistan beat South Korea in the doubles contest to win the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tie by 3-0 at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Saturday.
Aisam and Aqeel beat their South Korean rivals Soon Woo Kwon and Lim Yong Kyu 7-6, 6-4 (8-6) in the doubles to claim a 3-0 win in the tie.
We DID IT ,a historical win, By the Grace of Allah #Pakistan is through to #DavisCup #Asiaoceana group1 semifinals by beating #SouthKorea pic.twitter.com/B9YKzDcyol
— Aisam ul Haq Qureshi (@aisamhqureshi) February 3, 2018
In the first match of the tie on Friday, Aisam had defeated the visitors’ top player Soon Woo Kwon 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(8-6). In the second singles match, Aqeel had overcome Korea’s No. 2 Seong-chan Hong after a tough contest of 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
With today’s victory, Pakistan have qualified for Round 2 against Uzbekistan.