Aisam-ul-Haq & Julien Rojer have won Miami Doubles Championship

Report by ESPN PAKISTAN MIAMI: Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has won Miami Doubles Championship with his Dutch partner Julien in the United States, SAMAA reports. Aisam-ul-Haq and his Dutch partner Julien Roger defeated their Polish opponents in doubles events with straight sets and sealed victory in the Championship by 6-4 and 6-1. Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has once again proven that he is an excellent player and can compete and defeat anyone at any global event. The fans have received this news of Aisam-ul-Haq’s victory with great pride and joy while hoping of many more victories from him in future

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Andy Murray praises instant impact of new coach Ivan Lendl

 

Andy Murray believes new coach Ivan Lendl has improved his game already.

The British number one appointed Lendl, the winner of eight Grand Slam titles, in December.
Murray reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open before losing a five-set thriller to Novak Djokovic, but says Lendl has made a difference.
"I spent five days with him before the Australian Open and I feel like I improved just in those days," Murray told the BBC.
"I'll go and spend a lot more time with him and work harder, and that's really all that you can do."
World number four Murray has 22 ATP titles to his name but has yet to win a Grand Slam after losing three finals.

Ivan Lendl factfile

• Born March, 1960 in Ostrava, Czech Republic
• Won first professional title in 1980 in Houston
• Reached 19 Grand Slam finals, winning eight
• Won US Open three years in a row from 1985 to 1987
• Won £13.7m in prize money, ranking eighth in all-time men's earners

The Scot could benefit from the experience of Lendl, 51, who lost his first four Grand Slam finals.

But Murray, 24, admitted that he is inspired by Djokovic, who dominated 2011, losing just six matches all year.
"The turnaround was incredible and he was struggling at the end of the year before," Murray said.
"That's the thing. It is small margins of one break or one match and it doesn't have to be in a Slam - it could be any time.
"Sometimes things can just click and you can make big improvements, and I feel like I made a big improvement in Australia."
Murray has played in an era dominated by what many regard as three of the greatest players of all time in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.
He added: "Everything that's happened in the past, you would say Federer and Nadal are the greatest players ever and Djokovic, the last year, had probably the greatest year ever.
"This year's a new year; it's irrelevant what's happened in the past.
"I'm not saying I'm going to win 16 Grand Slams, but if I can get a few then you can be remembered in the same breath as those guys - you had those great matches; you won Slams in the same time as them."

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Sharapova sets sights on London Olympics

PARIS: Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury.

The third-ranked Russian has already won three Grand Slams but has never competed at the Olympics.

Sharapova said on Monday that "representing my country will be a huge honor," and is something she has wanted to do "since I was a young kid."

Sharapova missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of a shoulder injury.

Sharapova reached the final of the Australian Open last month and said she hopes that will be a springboard for winning another Grand Slam title this year.

She is competing in the Open GDF Suez for the first time this week.

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