Aqeel Khan, Muzzammil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, and Mohammad Shoaib reach in semifinals
Esha Jawad, Sara Mehboob, Amna Ali, and Meheq Khokhar win quarterfinal contests
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan number one tennis player, Aqeel Khan, Muzzammil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, and Mohammad Shoaib moved into semifinals of the ongoing men’s singles of the 9th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships 2023 after beating their respective challengers Muddassir Murtaza, Barkat ullah, Mohammad Abid, and Mohammad Shoaib here at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) on Friday, as the all winners claimed straight games victories.
Match of the day was between Aqeel Khan and Muddassir Murtaza which lasted 2 hours 30 minutes. Aqeel took the first 6-4, and in the second set Muddassir outplayed Aqeel khan and broke his serve at the beginning of set and won by 6-1, third set was a thriller and both players fought hard but at 4-4 Aqeel got the advantage of his experience and finished victorious by 6-4 in the third.
Results: Men’s Singles (Quarterfinal):
Aqeel Khan beat Muddassir Murtaza 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Muzzammil Murtaza beat Barkat ullah 6-2, 6-4
Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Abid 6-3, 6-0
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Salar 6-0, 6-3
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malik beat Yousaf Khalil/Barkat ullah 4-6, 6-4, 10-3
Muzzamil Murtaza/Mohammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan/Shezad Khan 1-6, 6-3, 10-5(Super tiebreak)
Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinal):
Esha Jawad beat Kainat Ali 6-2, 6-2
Sara Mehboob beat Shiza Sajjid 7-5, 6-4
Amna Ali Qayum beat Asifa Shebaz 6-1, 7-5
Meheq Khokhar beat Laiba Iqbal 6-1, 6-1
U-18 Boys’ Single (Semifinal):
Hamza Asim beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
Ahmed Naeel beat Hamza Roman 6-1, 6-4
U-18 Girls’ Single (Semifinal):
Amna Ali Qayum beat Zunaisah Noor 6-2, 6-2
Shiza Sajjid beat Manha Khalid 6-0, 6-1
U-14 Boys’ Single (Semifinal):
Hassan Usmani beat Rohab Faisal 4-1, 3-5, 4-0
Muzzamil Bhand beat Mahd Shezad 4-2, 4-1
U-12 Boys’ Single (Quarterfinals):
Shayan Afridi beat Abdul Wasay 4-2, 4-0
Arsh Imran beat Zaid Zaman 3-5, 4-1, 4-0
Ibrahim Gil got w/o against Ahmed Hussain
Raziq Sultan beat Rashid Bachani 4-1, 4-2
Boys’ U10 (Quarterfinals):
Arsh Imran beat Majid Ali Bachani 4-1, 4-0
Ibrahim Gil beat Ehsan Bari 4-1, 4-0
Rashid Bachani beat Qasim ul Khair 4-1, 4-0
Mohammad Faizan beat Salar Khan 4-1, 4-0
Veteran Doubles 45+ (Semifinal):
Mohammad Amin/Syed Murtaza beat Azeem Khan/Mehmood Khan 6-3, 6-3
Rashid Ali/Israr Gul beat Sohail Bulant/Yasin Abbassi 6-2, 6-1.
