Abdul Jabbar Faisal
Islamabad: The main round of the 10th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships 2024 started here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Tuesday, as the tournament is being played under the banner of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF).
It is pertinent to mention here that the prestigious national tennis tournament is organized annually to honour the memory of the late Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan, mother of PTF Patron Senator Salim Saifullah Khan.
A large number of players, including Pakistan's top-ranked athletes such as Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Abid, Barkatullah, Shahzad Khan, Yousaf Khalil, Heera Ashiq, Meheq Khokhar, Amna Ali Qayum are competing in their respective categories.
Results (Men's Singles 1st Round): Mohammad Hamza Aasim beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-0, 6-4; Uzair Khan beat Mohammad Talha Khan 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; Abdullah Adnan beat Bilal Asim 6-2, 6-3; Mohammad Salar beat Mohammad Haziq Asim 6-3, 6-4; Mohammad Abid beat Asad Zaman 6-0, 6-0; Shahzad Khan beat Shehryar Anees 6-2, 6-0; Heera Ashiq beat Mohammad Yahya 6-0, 6-1; Omer Jawad beat Abdul Basit 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Hamza Roman beat Murtaza Hussain 6-2, 6-3; Yousaf Khalil beat Abubakar Talha 6-4, 6-2; Saqib Hayat beat Rayan Ahmad Khan 6-1, 6-0; Ahtesham Humayun beat Amir Mazari 6-4, 7-5.
Boys U18 Singles (1st Round): Azan Shahid beat Mohammad Dawood 6-2, 6-2; Ruhab Faisal beat Ismail Aftab 6-3, 6-3; Nabeel Ali Qayum w/o Junaid Khan; Mohammad Salar beat Razik Sultan 6-2, 6-4; Bilal Asim beat Hazrat Ali 6-0, 6-0; Asad Zaman beat Ali Zain 6-2, 6-4; Hamza Roman beat Talha Khan 6-2, 6-3; Haziq Asim beat Hamza Hussain 6-3, 6-1;
