Tennis
Tennis News: Leander Paes and Yatin Gupte to acquire franchise in TPL-5
Sports Bulletin ReportKolkata (India):-Tennis star Leander Paes and Chairman Wardwizard Group Yatin Gupte have announced to procure a combined team from the City of Joy, which is set to compete in Season 5 of the Tennis Premier League (TPL). League will be held in the Balewadi Stadium in Pune in association with the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), as they will compete against the likes of the Pune Jaguars, co-owned by Sonali Bendre, Hyderabad Strikers, co-owned by Rakul Preet Singh, Bengaluru Spartans whose ambassador is Sania Mirza and Punjab Tigers, co-owned by Taapsee Pannu.Yatin Gupte said:"In terms of recognition and popularity, TPL is the premier competition of Tennis in India, the level of competition in the league is fantastic. That prompted us to invest in a team that'll take on other competitive teams in the tournament and we are excited to be part of such a wonderful tournament. It also gives us the opportunity to support and invest in Indian tennis, eventually helping elevate the status of tennis in the nation.”He further added on why the Wardwizard group bought a franchise in the innovative league, he said, “I myself am a massive tennis fan, I want to help the sport grow in the country as much as possible and the Tennis Premier League provides a clear pathway for us to do that. The League with its innovative format is well on the way to transforming the tennis landscape in India and it fills me with joy that we can actively contribute to this objective of shining the spotlight on sport in the country.”Leander Paes, said:“I am glad to be the face and co-owner of the team as Kolkata is my hometown, it's where I have some of my fondest memories from. The South Club in Kolkata is the most iconic tennis venue in the country that has hosted the most number of Davis Cup matches in India and has even produced legendary Indian tennis players such as Jaidip Mukerjea and Zeeshan Ali to name a few. I am sure that the presence of a team from Bengal will make season 5 of the Tennis Premier League even bigger than the previous editions.”
Tennis News: Army and WAPDA Reach in Team Event Final
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-The top national tennis men and women from Pakistan Army and WAPDA were superb in the semifinals of the tennis fixture of the 34th National Games 2023, as all matches were single-sided except Mohammad Abid from WAPDA faced a bit of resistance from Yousaf Khalil in the second single here at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Wednesday.In another the best match of the day, Abdullah Adnan of the Army beat Barkatullah of KPK 7-5, 6-2, after fighting back from 0-4 in the first set. In another match, Pakistan No.1 Aqeel Khan thrashed Mohammad Shoaib 6-1, 6-2, in a one-sided match.Results (Men’s Team Event-Semifinals):WAPDA beat PAF (2-0):First Singles: Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Shoaib 6-1, 6-2Second Singles: Mohammad Abid beat Yousaf Khalil 6-4, 7-5Army beat KPK (2-0)First Singles: Abdullah Adnan beat Barkatullah 7-5, 6-2Second Singles: Huzaifa Abdul Rehman beat Hamid Israr 6-0, 6-0Women’s Team Event (Semifinals)Army beat Baluchistan (2-0)First Singles: Amna Ali Qayyum beat Latifa Yousofi 6-0, 6-0Second Singles: Mahin Aftab beat Zara Afzal 6-0, 6-0WAPDA beat Islamabad (2-0)First Singles: Sara Mahboob beat Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0Second Singles: Ushna Sohail beat Zainab Ali Raja 6-0, 6-0.
Tennis News: WAPDA, PAF, KPK, and Army qualify for semifinals
WAPDA, Islamabad, Army, Baluchistan’s women reach in top-four stageAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD:-Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Khyber Pakhtunkawa (KPK), and Pakistan Army qualified for the semifinals of Men’s Team Event discipline of the ongoing 34th National Games 2023 after thrashing their challengers in the quarterfinals here at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Tuesday.In the women’s quarterfinals, WAPDA, Islamabad, Pakistan Army, and Baluchistan threshed their opponents to secure their berths in the semifinals. In the last contest, Baluchistan toiled hard to overcome Sindh 2-1, as the rest of all matches men’s and women’s ended at 2-0 in the prestigious national games competitions.In the first single, Latifa Bibi overcome Yuman Malik 2-1 with the score-line of 6-3, 3-6, and 6-3, as both players displayed top quality game. Later, in the second single, Tahreem Yousaf from Sindh defeated Zara Bibi 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to square the match 1-1. However, in the Doubles, Latifa Bibi pairing with Zara Bibi got rid of Yamna Malik and Noreen Bibi with the score-line of 6-4, 1-6, and 10-4.Results (Men’s Team Event-Quarterfinals):WAPDA beat Islamabad (2-0):1st Singles: Aqeel Khan beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-1, 6-12nd Singles: Mohammad Abid beat Syed Nofil Kaleem 6-1, 6-2PAF beat Pakistan Navy (2-0):1st Singles: Mohammad Shoaib beat Taimur Malik 6-0, 6-0 2nd Singles: Abbas Khan beat Noufl Malik 6-1, 6-1KPK beat Punjab (2-0):1st Singles: Barkatullah Khan beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-1, 6-0 2nd Singles: Hamid Israr beat Asad Zaman 6-2, 6-3Army beat HEC (2-0):1st Singles: Abdullah Adnan beat Uzair Khan 6-1, 6-2 2nd Singles: Mohammad Huzaifa beat Aqib Hayat 6-2, 6-1Women’s Team Event (Quarterfinals):WAPDA beat PAF (2-0):1st Singles: Sara Mahboob beat Shiza Sajid 6-0, 6-1 2nd Singles: Ushna Sohail beat Zainab Ali Naqvi 6-0, 6-0Islamabad beat KPK (2-0):1st Singles: Kaynat Ali beat Oreen Bibi 6-7 (1), 7-5, 6-0 2nd Singles: Mehvish Chishtie beat Maryam Bibi 6-0, 6-0Army beat HEC (2-0):1st Singles: Amna Ali Qayyum beat Shimza Naz 6-3, 6-4 2nd Singles: Mahin Aftab beat Rahat-ul-Amin 6-0, 6-0Baluchistan beat Sindh (2-1):1st Singles: Latifa Bibi beat Yuman Malik 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 2nd Singles: Tahreem Yousaf beat Zara Bibi 6-4, 4-6, 7-5Doubles: Latifa Bibi & Zara Bibi beat Yamna Malik & Noreen Bibi 6-4, 1-6, 10-4
Tennis News: Navy and Punjab post victories in National Games 2023
Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD:-Pakistan Navy and Punjab have started their campaign with impressive victories in the 34th National Games 2023 by beating Baluchistan and Sindh respectively 2-1 and 2-0 at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue here on Monday.Earlier in the morning, the captain’s meeting of all the participating teams was held at the Referee’s Office. Arif Qureshi chaired the meeting whereas Col. Gul Rehman Secretary General of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), and Chairman Organizing Committee, and Mumtaz Yousaf, Senior Vice President Baluchistan Tennis Association (BTA), and Member of the Organizing Committee of the 34th National Games’ Tennis Event also attended the meeting.On the opening day, two ties of the Men’s Team event were played between Baluchistan and Navy, and Punjab and Sindh. Punjab comfortably beat Sindh by winning both the singles to advance into the 2nd round. In the second tie, Navy beat Baluchistan 2-1 after a thrilling contest. Results (Day-I):Pakistan Navy beat Baluchistan (2-1)1st Singles: Rizwan Shah (Baluchistan) beat Taimor Malik (Navy) 7-5, 6-42nd Singles: Aqeel Shabbir (Navy) beat Zafar Ahmed (Balochistan) 6-2, 6-0Doubles: Aqeel Shabbir / Taimur Malik beat Zafar Ahmad / Rizwan Shah 6-2, 6-2Punjab beat Sindh (2-0)1st Singles: Faizan Fayyaz (Punjab) beat Zubair Raja (Sindh) 6-1, 6-32nd Singles: Asad Zaman (Punjab) beat Sheeraz Bhand (Sindh) 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Tennis News: National Games 2023 event to start on May 22, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-The tennis fixture of the ongoing 34th National Games 2023 will start on May 22 at Syed Dilawar Abbass (SDA)-Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex Garden Avenue Islamabad, as 10 departments will take part in the 6 different disciplines.According to an official of PTF, the Pakistan Tennis Federation in collaboration with Baluchistan Sports Board, and Baluchistan Tennis Association will organize the 34th National Games’ Tennis Event of Men’s and Women’s from May 22-29, 2023.Top national players of the 10 leading provincial and departments team of the country including Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Navy, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Khayber Pakhtunkawa (KPK), Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, and Islamabad will fight for titles.The strength of Men’s athletes is 39 along with 10 officials while 30 women’s athletes with 7 officials. The total strength of the participating players is 69 with 17 Officials confirming their participation and showing their expertise at this tennis extravaganza.Six events will be played during the 6-day national fixture including Men’s Team Event, Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Team Event, Women’s Singles, and Women’s Doubles. The captains meeting will be held on 22nd May 2023 (Monday) at 10:00 AM at PTF Tennis Complex followed by a Draw of Team Events and two matches will be played in the first round of the Men’s Team Event.Mohammad Arif Qureshi ITF White Badge Referee will supervise the 34th National Games and 29 other technical officials from all over the country. A formal opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday 23rd May 2023 at 9:45 AM at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
Tennis News: Former Olympians visit training camp to inspire budding
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-The hockey legends, Ex-Olympians Manzoor-ul-Hassan and Lt Col (Retd) Saeed Khan visited the Ali Embroidery High Performance Tennis Training Camp to motivate and support budding tennis talented guys.Led by renowned tennis coaches under the supervision of camp commandant Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), the camp received a boost as the distinguished guests were introduced to the participants and coaches, including Aqeel Khan, Shahzad Khan, Ahmed Babar, Arif Feroz, and Azhar Hussain. Former PTF Secretary and Senior Vice President Col (r) Asif Dar, ex-international hockey player Naseem Ahmad and tennis player Imran Siddique also joined the visit.On the occasion, Manzoor-ul-Hassan said:"I am thrilled to see these talented future tennis stars, who have the potential to achieve great success internationally. They need unwavering passion and dedication towards the game, setting high goals to bring glory to Pakistan. This winning mentality is what we desire in hockey and other sports too."Manzoor ul Hassan shared exciting news about a nationwide talent hunt initiative for hockey, discovering promising players from remote areas. These players will receive training at the Manzoor-ul-Hassan Hockey Stadium to restore Pakistan's hockey glory. However, achieving this goal requires unity, merit, transparency, and grassroots development. Col (r) Saeed Khan urged the hockey federation to prioritize these principles to revitalize the national game.
Tennis News: Davis Cup Juniors Asia Oceania Final Qualifying from May 8
Captain Nouman, Nadir Mirza, Hamza Roman and Abubakar to represent PakistanSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Pakistan Under-16 junior tennis team will visit Shymkent, Kazakhstan to participate in the Davis Cup Juniors Asia Oceania Final Qualifying, which will be held from May 8 to 13, 2023According to an official of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), Pakistani contingent will consist of 4 members including captain Nouman-ul-Haq and three other players Nadir Reza Mirza, Hamza Roman, and Abubakar Talha.President PTF, Senator Salim Saifullah Khan expressed his best wishes to the team. “Hard work, dedication and passion for tennis are always rewarded. The development of upcoming budding players and their participation in international events is one of the priorities of federation, “he added.
Tennis News: High Performance Tennis Training Camp 2023 inaugurated
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: The Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) and Ali Embroidery Mills have joined hands to organise the High Performance Tennis Training Camp 2023 here at the Punjab Tennis Academy in Bagh-e-Jinnah.Omar Badi-uz-Zaman, Executive Director Ali Embroidery Mills, along with PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik inaugurated the camp during a colorful opening ceremony, which took place on Thursday and was attended by camp participants, coaches, and officials.Omar Zaman expressed his company's commitment to supporting talented tennis players in Pakistan. He said, "There is no dearth of talent in Pakistan, but the dire need of the hour is to provide that talent with all the basic and modern facilities so that they may earn glories for Pakistan at the international level."Omar Zaman also emphasized the importance of corporate social responsibility and encouraged others to support talented Pakistani players. "It is our corporate responsibility, and we are doing it in a befitting manner. Others too should come forward and support very talented Pakistani players so that in return, they may win international medals for Pakistan," he added.The camp will be supervised by former Pakistan No 1, Davis Cup Captain, and renowned coach Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz). The training will be conducted by Pakistan No 1 Aqeel Khan, former Pakistan No 2 Shahzad Khan, former Junior Davis Cupper Ahmad Babar, and Certified Fitness Trainer Syed Azhar Hussain (IFCA, UK).PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik expressed his gratitude to Ali Embroidery Mills for sponsoring this fruitful activity. He also thanked Federal Minister for IPC Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari for his all-out assistance for the promotion of junior tennis in Pakistan. "Such generous supports always help in the betterment and development of sports and especially tennis in Pakistan," Malik said.“The camp will benefit top-ranked national players and is being organized for the second time in Pakistan's tennis history. With the support of Ali Embroidery Mills and other sponsors, we are hopeful to provide talented Pakistani players with the necessary facilities and training to win the ATF, ITF titles at junior level and later, the same bunch of players, if provided consecutive support by government and corporate sector for international events, can represent the country in ATP, WTA, and Grand Slam events,” Rashid Malik concluded.
ATF U14 Tennis: Mikaeel wins 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze in a row
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KARACHI: Rising tennis lad Mikaeel Ali Baig produced a historical performance in the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Under-14 Tennis Tournaments by winning 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal that were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
According to an official of Sindh Tennis Association (STA), Mikaeel Ali Baig, Pakistan’s talented young tennis star, had an exponential rise in the ATF ranking as he started 3 weeks ago being unranked and due to his successful performance will be in the top 40s in next week’s ATF tennis rankings.
Mikaeel, who visited Dushanbe three weeks back to play back-to-back three ATF under-14 tournaments was unseeded and unranked. In each tournament, Mikaeel defeated top-seed players on his way to finishing the tournament. His first ATF earned him a second place Silver medal. In the second ATF, he grabbed 2 gold medals winning first place in singles and doubles and in his final ATF tournament, Mikaeel gets a bronze for 3rd place.
Mikaeel Ali Baig said:
“I am of course sad that I lost in the semifinal but it was to the No. 1 seed. We had a great match, there were times when I was in the lead, and then he was. The match lasted 3 hours, and the outcome wasn’t what I had hoped for. We learn from our losses, this is what my mother tells me. There was a lot that I did learn about myself from not only this loss but also from these last 3 weeks. I am still on a developmental journey. I have many people in my corner who support me and wish me well, I thank all for believing in me. Know that I am still on a journey, there will be ups and downs and I am still learning. I have yet a lot to achieve and a lot more to do in life. I am constantly working on improving myself and I hope that along this journey I continue to make my family proud and earn more laurels for my country. I have two goals: to help the people of my country as best as I can and to represent my country in the Davis Cup. I hope in years to come I can achieve both.”
Mikaeel Ali Baig claims two crowns in ATF Under-14 Tennis
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KARACHI: Mikaeel earned double crowns in Dushanbe by winning in both singles and doubles gold medals of the Somoni Open Under-14 Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) tennis tournament that concluded in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
According to an official of the Sindh Tennis Association (STA), Pakistan’s upcoming talented player Mikaeel Ali Baig gets two gold medals and becomes the singles and doubles champion.
In the singles match, Mikaeel had to face top South Korean player Siyun Kim, who he had lost just last week in a tight finals match. Once again, the two faced each other in a finals showdown. The thriller match started with Mikaeel very quickly gaining a strong lead and taking the first set at 6-3.
In the second set, however, Kim stepped up, changed his strategy and got the set from Mikaeel at 6-1. It all came down to the third set. Mikaeel was locked in and ready to take on the battle to the finish line. Kim was no match for Mikaeel’s aggressive game. The third set was over very fast as Mikaeel won at 6-0.
The duo partnership of Mikaeel (Pakistan) and Siyun Kim (South Korea), then had to face of opposing doubles team pair from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the final. The doubles match started off with both teams struggling to take the lead. The first set was tied at 6-6, but the opponents managed to grab the set from Mikaeel and Kim.
Meanwhile, in the second set, the dynamic pairing of Mikaeel and Kim fought back and won the set at 6-4, taking the match into a super tie-break. Mikaeel and Kim played the tie-break strong from the start and won at 10-4 to get their championship win.
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