(CNN) -- One half Indian, the other Pakistani, they are the most talked-about partnership in tennis. Dubbed "the Indo-Pakistan Express," Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi hope to end their breakthrough year with a showdown at the infamous Wagah border that divides their countries. Bopanna, an Indian Hindu, and Qureshi, a Pakistani Muslim also aged 30, reached their first major doubles final at the U.S. Open in September and climbed to eighth in the world rankings. Yet their work off the court has attracted just as much attention as they try to soften the often-fractious relationship between their two nations since partition in 1947.
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Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are the most talked about doubles pairing in tennis
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Bopanna is an Indian Hindu while Qureshi is a Pakistani Muslim
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The pair are known for their Humanitarian work to strengthen links between their countries
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They made the 2010 U.S. Open final and want to stage a match on the India-Pakistan border
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