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Breaking News OSAKA, Japan: Heather Watson edged past Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen in a marathon final at the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament on Sunday, to become the first Briton in 24 years to win a WTA title. The 20-year-old, in her first WTA final, squandered one match point while leading one set and hit a double fault on 5-4. She had to save four match points in the final set before winning 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) after a match lasting three hours and 11 minutes. Watson, however, failed to achieve a twin triumph when she and Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm lost the doubles final to top seed Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears of the United States 1-6, 4-6. Watson is the first Briton to win a WTA title since Sara Gomer at Aptos back in 1988. For 22 years no Briton had even reached a WTA final until Laura Robson broke the drought with her run to the final in Guangzhou, China last month. Watson, who received the winner...

Breaking News Pakistani tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq returned home today (Wednesday) after a successful campaign in the recently-held US Open in New York. Aisam landed at Lahore Airport at 7:30pm, where scores of ecstatic supporters greet him. Aisam was runners-up in both the men’s doubles final and mixed doubles final in the US Open in New York last week. He is Pakistan’s most successful tennis player, as the ‘Indo-Pak Express’ of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna secured the number 6th spot in ATP World Rankings. Aisam’s success has been celebrated with great enthusiasm and his efforts lauded by his fans and family. Aisam’s parents say that he should be welcomed back as a national hero because that is what he deserves. A national hero is what Aisam has come to be; the tennis star has given Pakistanis something to celebrate in a time where the country is ravaged by the worst floods in its entire history. Pakistani spirits have been further dampened by the recent cricket spot-fix...