CNN's Richard Roth reports on one Indian and one Pakistani tennis player that are teaming up at the U.S. Open.
When Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi step out on court for the U.S. Open men's doubles final on Friday night, there will be more than just sporting glory at stake.
The late days of a Grand Slam tournament are, of course, money time. They tell us who will be pro tennis' next trendsetter or conversation-starter, who will matter in the long run, who will be remembered as great. The late days are when one-namers -- all those Rogers and Rafas and Marias and Kims -- are created, when the faces hawking next year's rackets and outfits first come into focus, when the sport most seems like a tiny club of special beings. The late days are for royalty. They're what history remembers.
Tim Henman survived a battle of wills at Wimbledon on Tuesday, completing an epic 6-3 1-6 5-7 6-2 13-11 victory over Spain's Carlo Moya.
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan upset Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6 6-4 in one of two surprises in the first round of the Halle Open.
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