Halle win will make us mentally tougher: Qureshi

The Indo-Pak Express, as they are called, overcame stiff resistance from Dutch Robin Haase and Milos Raonic of Canada 7-6(8), 3-6, 11-9 in the final of Gerry Weber Open, a warm-up event for the Wimbledon

India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, who won their second ATP World Tour team at Halle on Sunday, feel the hard fought victory in the final will make them mentally stronger ahead of the Wimbledon, beginning June 20.

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

The "Indo-Pak Express", as they are called, overcame stiff resistance from Dutch Robin Haase and Milos Raonic of Canada 7-6(8), 3-6, 11-9 in the final of Gerry Weber Open, a warm-up event for the Wimbledon.

"Aisam and I are loving playing on the grass; it's our favourite surface," said Bopanna. "So, getting a title here is fantastic for us.

Qureshi said: "I'm really happy that we won our last two matches in tie-breaks. It's going to make us mentally tougher and believe in ourselves even more," said Qureshi.