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New York, Sep 9 (PTI) Flood-ravaged and shamed by a betting scam involving its cricketers, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi knows Pakistan has little to cheer about right now but he is confident of changing the mood back home for the better by lifting the US Open men''s doubles trophy with Indian partner Rohan Bopanna. "I can''t thank Rohan enough to be my partner and playing with me. I really feel very lucky to have a partner like him and a friend like him. Pakistan has been going through a lot for the last two or three years from all the terrorist attacks and the flooding now for the last few months and the cricket scandal, also," Qureshi said after he and Bopanna entered the finals of the season''s last Grand Slam where they will take on top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan. Qureshi is also in the mixed doubles final with Czech partner Kveta Peschke and he is hoping to lift both the the titles. "I''m just very happy and proud that I can send positive news back home and good news for people to cheer about. It''s just been an unbelievable journey, and I just hope I keep winning matches for Pakistan and can hopefully get either one of these titles or both titles back home. That would be great thing," he said. The pair, nicknamed ''The Indo-Pak Express'', were cheered by the UN ambassadors from their countries during the 7-6 (5) 6-4 semifinal win over Argentines Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos. Both the players said they were glad to have the two dignitaries applauding them in the stands. "...we are really glad that they came out and watched us play. It was pretty hard out there to come on them. We met them after our match, so, you know, really thankful to them that they came out, took some time and came out to watch us play today," he said. .
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