Isnt it strange how everyone started talking about Aisam ul-haq qureshi when he got into the 2nd round of Wimbledon, but since then no one is giving the guy any attention....
The so called free-media which says it projects and supports anything Pakistani hasnt even shown his tennis matches on tv.
Geo super called him in for an interview but still didnt give his matches any airtime.
Is this how we support our athletes?
Geo super can singe handedly sponsor Aisam and other players in international tournaments. But for some reason they behave like "Geo Cricket" and "Geo Racing" since these are the only things they give airtime to.
Pakistani tennis players dont have good standard coaching. They dont get to play with international player either, but still when we see talented people lie Aisam trying so hard to achieve something we as a nation step back and cant even get him sponsorships to go and play tournaments? Why cant puma or nike sponsor him? wouldnt it be great marketing for them?
tsk tsk tsk.... if the guy were born in ANY other country he would have gotten so much support that he would be appearing in many major tournaments and maybe even reaching semi's or finals.
shame on us, for gods sake people, there is more to sports than just cricket. Maybe some pakistanis would also like to see a paki player playing in grand slams or at least tier 1 tennis tournaments.
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First comment on your blog...
I saw an interview of Aisam ul Haq where he was asked about how he got into tennis and how much support he got from his country, and he basically said he hadn't had any support except from his parents who had encouraged him and supported him financially. Keeping in mind that tennis is quite an expensive support in Pakistan.
I think this is quite typical of Pakistani society in general. People are what they are despite the difficulties they face from society and the government when really they should be encouraged to reach their potential by the State - in whatever they want to do.
It's like swimming against the tide.
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