London: After once hitting the headlines for playing doubles with an Israeli, Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi made his solo mark at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Qureshi, the first Pakistani to play in the Wimbledon men’s singles in 31 years, beat Briton Lee Childs 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in the first round.

“From the first point I decided to be aggressive. The main thing I was worried about was how to handle the pressure at Wimbledon,” Qureshi said.

Haroon Rahim was the last Pakistani to reach the second round here, in 1975 and 1976.

“I was very loose and relaxed on court today,” he said. “I don’t think Lee expected me to come out today so pumped up and fired up.”