Pakistan’s number one tennis player Aisam ul Haq Qureshi has pulled out of a Davis Cup tie in New Zealand later this week “to take a stand”.
Pakistan’s number one tennis player Aisam ul Haq Qureshi has pulled out of a Davis Cup tie in New Zealand later this week “to take a stand”.
The 2010 US Open Doubles finalist remains unhappy that a 2013 match against the same opponents held in Myanmar was handed by the match referee to New Zealand because of poor playing conditions, while Qureshi was winning. Pakistan has not hosted a Davis Cup tie since 2005 and plays its home matches in neutral venues because of security concerns. He tweeted: “I believe we need to make a stand for our Country & rights specially nowadays when unfortunately no place is safe.”
His father Ehtisham ul Haq added: “Aisam is not in the right frame of mind and to pre-empt any further controversy he has pulled out.”
