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Indian-Pakistani pair defeated in U.S. Open final

Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna (left) and Bob and Mike Bryan hold their trophies after the men's doubles final.
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna (left) and Bob and Mike Bryan hold their trophies after the men's doubles final.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Bopanna and Qureshi were defeated in the U.S. Open final
  • "I think they are a great front-running team," Mike Bryan said
  • Qureshi thanked Bryan brothers for their donation to help Pakistan flood victims
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(CNN) -- The men's pairing of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were defeated in the U.S. Open final by the brothers Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4).

The unlikely pairing of an Indian and a Pakistani, nicknamed the "Indo-Pak Express" had captured imaginations around the world.

"I think they are a great front-running team," Mike said of their opponents.

"When they're up, they play really well; when we're up, we play really well."

Bopanna and Qureshi had yet to drop a set as they entered their first-ever Grand Slam final.

But the two-time U.S. Open champions put an end to that streak in a tightly contested and highly entertaining match, which was played in a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium.

"The Indo-Pak Express was rolling pretty well until we met these guys," Qureshi said in the post-match trophy ceremony.

Bopanna, of India, and Qureshi, of Pakistan, have been the story of the tournament. En route to the final, they took out two seeded teams, including a 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 2 seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic.

After the match, Qureshi thanked the Bryan brothers for their generous donation to help the flood victims in Pakistan.