Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 17, 2021):-Veteran Aqeel Khan will take on rising star and winner of the Federal Cup, Mohammad Shoaib in the first semifinal of the Men’s Singles discipline of the ongoing 6th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Tennis Championship 2021 at Islamabad Tennis Complex G-6 on Friday. Also, Muzammil Murtaza and Yousaf Khalil have confirmed their berths in top-four stage after winning their matches.
It is pertinent to mention here that Mohammad Shoaib had defeated ace national player Aqeel Khan in the Federal Cup final on last Saturday at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex 2-1 with the score-line of 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3. Mohammad Shoaib exhibited top qualify game against Heera Ashiq and did not allow his opponent to settle in the court and take a sigh of breath during the whole match.
Aqeel Khan defeated Barkat Ullah in straight sets 2-0, as he conceded 4 games in each set in the first quarterfinal. Mohammad Shoaib, who had claimed national title after beating Aqeel in the Federal Cup final on December 11, 2021 at PTF Tennis complex, beat Heera Ashiq in similar style 2-0 with the score-line of 6-2 and 6-4 in the second quarterfinal.
Muzammil Murtaza outclassed Mudassir Murtaza with 6-0 and 6-3 score without facing any big hurdle in the third quarter final while Yousaf Khalil overcame Mohammad Abid 2-0, as the final score was 6-4 and 6-4 in the last quarter final fixture.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):
Aqeel Khan bt Barkat Ullah 6-4, 6-4
Mohammad Shoaib bt Heera Ashiq 6-2, 6-4
Muzammil Murtaza bt Mudassir Murtaza 6-0, 6-3
Yousaf Khalil bt Mohammad Abid 6-4, 6-4;
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Aqeel Khan/Mohammad Abid bt Usman Ejaz/Shahzad Khan 6-0, 6-4
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil bt Muzammil Murtaza/Mudasir Murtaza 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
Ladies Singles (Semifinals):
Sarah Mahboob bt HaniaNavid 6-0, 6-1
Ushna Suhail bt Sheeza Sajid 6-0, 6-0
Boys Under-18 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Hamid Israr bt Nalain Abbas 6-1, 6-1
Mohammad Talha Khan bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-4, 6-2
Abdullah Adnan bt Mahatir Mohammad 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan bt Ahmed Nael 7-5, 6-2
Girls Under-18 Singles (Semifinals):
Amna Ali Qayum btSaher Aleem 6-1, 6-1
Sheeza Sajid bt Sara Pervaiz 6-0, 6-0
Boys Under-14 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Asad Zaman bt Zohaib Afzal 4-0, 4-0
Mohammad Ibrahim Ashraf bt Hamza Roman 5-3, 4-2
Mohammad SalaarbtAbdullah 5-3, 5-3
Ali Zain bt Mohammad Haziq Aasim3-5, 5-3, 4-0
Girls Under-14 Singles (Semifinals):
Zunaisha Noor bt Lalarukh Sajid 4-1, 4-0
Amna Ali Qayum bt Zara Khan 4-1, 4-1
B/G Under-12 Singles (Round-II):
Mahrukh Sajid btEesa Fahad 0-4, 4-2, 5-4(2)
Mohammad Haziq Aasim bt Zohaib Afzal 4-1, 4-1
Syed Hamza bt Nabil Ali Qayum 1-0, Ret.
(Quarterfinals):
Samer Zaman bt Abdur Rehman 4-1, 4-1
Hamza Roman bt Mohammad HassanUsmani 4-0, 5-3
Abdul Basit bt Syed Hamza 4-1,2-4,4-2
Mohammad Haziq Aasim bt Mahrukh Sajid 4-0, 4-0
B/G U-10 Singles (Semifinals):
Shayan Afridi bt Abdur Rehman 3-5, 4-1, 4-2
Abdul Wasay bt Hajra Sohail 0-4, 4-3, 4-1
