Tennis
ITF appoints Asim Shafik as the Member Coaches Commission 2022-2023
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 17, 2021):-International Tennis Federation (ITF) has appointed Asim Shafik, as the member of the ITF Coaches Commission for a-term of two years 2022-2023.
According to a press release of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), the services of Asim Shafik, who is the National Development Director-PTF, have been recognized at such a high level for the first time in the history of Pakistan tennis. Asim is a former Pakistan number 1, Davis Cup player, ITF level-3 Coach, and is currently Head Coach of the National Training Centre (NTC) in Islamabad.
President PTF, Salim Saifullah Khan and PTF Management thanked David Haggerty, President- ITF, and his team for reposing confidence in the abilities and expertise of Asim Shafik which led to his appointment.
PTF officials termed this appointment as a matter of great pride and a source of inspiration for the tennis fraternity and especially the young generation and Asim Shafik has been honoured for such responsibilities by ITF.
BB Tennis Championship: Hania, Sarah, Ushna and Sheeza qualify for semifinals
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 16, 2021):-Top national tennis girls Hania Navaid, Sarah Mahboob, Ushna Sohai and Sheeza Sajid moved into the semifinal of Ladies Singles of the ongoing Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships 2021 after winning their quarterfinals matches at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) on Thursday.
Hania Navaid outplayed MahvishChishtei 2-1 in the first quarterfinal, as the score-line was 2-6, 6-3 and 6-0. Sarah Mahboob outclassed her opponent Meheq Khokhar in straight sets 6-1 and 6-1 in the second quarterfinal while Ushna Sohail defeated Asfa Shahbaz with the 6-2 and 6-0. Sheeza Sajid got walk over against Zahra Khan in the last quarterfinal. The semifinals will be played on Friday at same venue.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-2):
Barkat Ullah bt Shahzad Khan 3-0, Retd hurt
Mohammad Shoaib bt Usman Ejaz 6-0, 6-1
Yousaf Khalil bt Hasheesh Kumar 6-1, 6-1
Mohammad Abid bt Hamid Israr 6-0, 6-0
Mudasir Murtaza bt Imran Bhatti 6-2, 6-2
Aqeel Khan bt Asad Ullah 7-5, 6-0
Muzammil Murtaza bt Talha Bi Asif 6-0, 6-1
Heera Ashiq bt Sami Zeb 6-2, 6-0
Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Muzammil Murtaza/Mudasir Murtaza bt Ahmed Asjad/Talha Bin Asif 7-5, 6-1
Usman Ejaz/Shahzad Khan bt Israr Gul/Irfan Ullah 6-2, 6-2
Aqeel Khan/Mohammad Abid bt Nofil Kaleem/Parbat Kumar 6-2, 6-0
Heera Ashiq/Yousef Khalil btHasheesh Kumar/Mahatir Muhammad 6-4, 6-4
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Hania Navaid bt MahvishChishtei2-6, 6-3, 6-0
Sarah Mahboob bt Meheq Khokhar 6-1, 6-1
Ushna Sohai lbt Asfa Shahbaz 6-2, 6-0
Sheeza Sajid bt Zahra Khan W.O
Boys Under-18 Singles (Round-2):
Nalain Abbas btAsad Zaman 6-2, 6-2
Faizan Fayyaz bt Mohammad Salaar6-4, 6-2
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan btShaeelDurab 6-4, 6-3
Ahmed NaelbtKamran Khan 6-4, 6-2
Mohammad Talha Khan bt Farman Shakeel 6-2, 6-2
Hamid Israr bt Mohammad Zaryab Khan 6-3, 6-4
Mahatir Mohammad bt Mohammad Hamza Aasim6-2, 6-4
Girls Under-18 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Saher Aleem bt Amara Khan 6-1, 6-0
Amna Ali Qayum bt Zara Khan 6-0, 6-0
Sheeza SajidbtShoa Ali 6-1, 6-4
Sara Pervaiz bt Zara Suliman W.O
Boys Under-14 Singles (Round-2):
Hamza Roman bt Ihsan Ullah Kabir 4-1, 4-0
AbdullahbtSamer Zaman 4-2, 4-2
Mohammad Ibrahim Ashraf bt Hamza Hussain 4-1, 4-1
Zohaib Afzal bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 5-3, 5-4(1)
Mohammad Salaar bt Ammar Maqsood 4-0, 4-0
Ali Zain bt Sameer Maqsood 4-0, 4-0
Asad Zaman bt Mohammad Junaid 4-0,4-0
Girls Under-14 Singles (Round-2):
Zara Khan bt Mahrukh Sajid 4-1, 2-4, 4-2
Zunaisha Nour btShoa Ali 4-1, 5-3
B/G Under-12 Singles (Round-2):
Abdul Basit bt Mohammad Ayaan Sherdil 4-0, 4-0
Hamza Roman bt Razik Sultan 4-2, 4-0
Mohammad Hassan Usmani bt Hajra Sohail 4-2, 4-0
Abdur Rehman bt Ahmed Khan 4-1, 4-0
Samer ZamanbtShayan Afridi 4-0, 4-0;
B/G Under-10 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Abdur Rehman bt Anis Khan4-1, 4-0
Shayan Afridi bt Moazzam Babar 4-0, 4-0
BB Tennis Championship: Ushna and Sarah claim victories
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 15, 2021):-Top national tennis girls, Ushna Suhail and Sarah Mahboob claimed trouble-free victories in the Ladies Singles fixture of the ongoing Benazir Bhutto (BB) Shaheed National Tennis Championship 2021 after toying Seyda Eraj 2-0 and Kainat Ali 2-0 respectively at Islamabad Tennis Complex G-6 Islamabad on Wednesday. Ushna did not concede a solitary game in two sets while Sarah conceded one game in the first set.
Also, Asifa Shahbaz, Meheq Khokhar and Sheeza Sajid defeated their respective challengers in staright sets 2-0 to Mariam Mirza, Oreen Jasia and Sheeza Sajid respectively in the Ladies’ Single event of the prestigious national tennis showpiece.
Today, more than 50 matches were played at the clay courts of Islamabad Tennis Complex including Men’s singles, Ladies singles, Ladies Doubles, Boys Under-14, Boys and Girls Under-12 and Under-10 events.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-1):
Usman Ejaz beat Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-2, 6-0
Asad Ullah beat Aqib Hayat 6-1, 6-0
Imran Bhatti beat Ejaz Ahmed 6-4, 6-1
Men’s Doubles (Round-1):
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil beat Hasheesh Kumar/Mahatir Mohammad 6-1, 6-2
Israr Gul/Irfan Ullah beat Aqib Hayat/Shakir Ullah 7-5, 4-6, 10-4
Ahmed Asjad/Talha Bin Asif beat Ejaz Hamed/Asad Ullah 6-4, 0-6, 10-5
Ladies Singles (Round-2):
Ushna Suhail beat SeydaEraj 6-0, 6-0
Sarah Mahboob beat Kainat Ali 6-1, 6-0
Asifa Shahbaz beat Mariam Mirza 6-0, 6-1
Meheq Khokhar beat Oreen Jasia 6-0, 6-1
Sheeza Sajid beat Saher Aleem 6-2, 6-1
Boys Under-18 Singles (Round-1):
Hamid Israr beat Hasam Khan 6-2, 6-4
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Ahmed Nael beat Zalan Khan 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Mahatir Mohammad beat Abdul Hanan 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Boys Under-14 Singles (Round-1):
Samer Zaman beat Eesa Fahd Hadeed 4-1, 4-1
Ali Zain beat Taimur Khan 5-3, 2-4, 4-0
B/G Under-12 Singles (Round-1):
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Ihsanullah Kabir 4-0, 4-1
HajraSohail beat Mahnoor Farooqui 4-0, 4-2
Abdur Rehman beat Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-1
Eesa Fahd Hadeed beat Ihsan Ullah 4-0, 4-0
Zohaib Afzal beat Moazzam Babar 4-0, 4-0
S. Hamza Hussain beat Amar Masood 4-1, 2-4, 4-1
Nabeel Ali Qayum beat Abdul Wasay 4-1, 4-0
B/G U-10 Singles (Round-2):
Anis Khan beat Mahd Mehmood 4-1, 4-0
Shayan Afridi beat Mohammad Faizan 4-2, 4-1
Abdul Wasay beat Salaar Khan 4-2, 4-0
Ahmed Khan beat Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-0
Amir Masood beat Behroze Maimoon 4-2, 4-2.
BB Shaheed Tennis: Top seeds move into next round
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 14, 2021):-The 7th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship started here at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) G-6, as the all seed players of the Men’s Singles event moved into next round after beating their opponents on Tuesday.
Results:
Men’s Singles Matches (First Round):
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Talha khan 6-0,6-2
Barkat ullah bt Parbhat Kumar 6-2, 7-6(4)
Yousaf Khalil bt Ahmad Asjad 6-2, 6-1
Muzammil Murtaza bt Israr Gul 6-0, 6-1
Mudassir Murtaza bt Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-1, 6-1
Hamid Israr bt Ilham Khan 6-3, 6-4
Hasheesh Kumar bt Mohammad Hamza aasim 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-0
Aqeel Khan bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-0, 6-1
Shahzad Khan bt Ahmed Kamil 6-2, 6-1
Sami Zeb Khan bt Nofil Kaleem 6-2, 6-1
Heera Ashiq bt Waqas Malik 6-2, 6-1
Ladies Singles (First Round):
Kainat Ali bt Amara khan 6-1, 6-1
Oreen Jasia bt Maryam Fazal 6-0, 6-0
Syeda Eraj Batool bt Mahnoor sohail 6-2, 6-1
Asifa Shahbaz bt Azeena Aleem 6-2, 6-4
Zahra Suleman bt Marium Shahid 6-0, 6-1
Saher Aleem bt Sunila 6-0, 6-0
Boys Under-18 Singles (First Round):
Shaeel Durab bt Mohammad Talha khan 6-1, 6-2
Kamran Khan bt Azan Sajid 6-1,6-0
Mohammad Zaryab Khan bt Raza ghaus 3-0 (Retd)
Asad Zaman bt Umer Masood 6-1, 6-1
Nalain Abbas bt Hasan ali 6-4, 6-4
Farman Shakeel bt Mohammad Ahtasham 6-3, 6-0
Uzair khan bt Faizan fayyaz 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Mohammad Salaar bt Inam Qadir 6-0, 6-0
Mohammad Hamza Aasim bt Mohammad Abdullah 6-1, 6-0
Ahtesham Humayun bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-2, 7-5
Mohammad Talha Khan bt Sami Zeb Khan 6-7(0), 6-3, 6-2
Boys Under-14 Singles (First Round):
Nabeel Ali Qayum bt Rayan Khan 4-1, 4-0
Zohaib Afzal bt Mohammad Talha Khan 5-3, 4-2
Mohammad Junaid bt Ihsan ullah 4-2, 4-0
S. Hamza Hussain bt Safi ullah 4-0, 4-0
Mohammad Salaar bt Abdul Basit 4-1, 4-2
B/G U-12 Singles (First Round):
Samer Zaman bt Arsalan Khan 4-0, 4-1
Shayan Afridi bt Saqib Ali 4-0, 4-0
Razik Sultan bt Sameer Maqsood 4-0, 4-1
Mohammad Haziq Aasim bt Lalarukh Sajid 4-0, 4-1
Abdul Basit bt Mahd Mehmood 4-1, 4-0
Mohammad Ayaan Sherdil bt Awais Ali 5-3, 4-1
B/G U-10 Singles (First Round):
Anis Khan bt Arshman Maqsood 4-0, 4-0
Abdul Wasay bt Qasim ul Khair 4-1, 4-0
Amir Masood bt Wishal Arshad 4-1, 4-0
Arsalan Khan bt Fatima Maqsood 4-0, 4-0.
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships start at ITC
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 13, 2021):-The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships started at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) G-6 Islamabad on Monday with qualifying round matches.
Men singles, Boys Under-18 singles and boys Under-12 qualifying rounds were played. The championship was inaugurated with Quran Khawani, Senator Taj Haider was also present on this occasion. Adel Borghei the ITF Certified International Official will be supervising the championships while Shahzad Alvi the ITF White Badge Official will be the Tournament Referee.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Qualifying Round-1):
Syed Murtaza Hussain Bt Hamza Jawad 6-2; RafayTarrar Bt Mohammad Abdullah 6-0; Zakir Ullah Khan Bt Tajammul Shehzad 6-0; Kamran Irfan Bt Abdul Wahid 6-1; Abdullah shafqat Bt Mohammad Maaz Khan 6-1; Danish Raza Bt Mohammad Danish Ramzan 6-1; Aqil Khan Bt Hamza rehmat 6-0
Qualifying Round-2
Jibran Ul Haq Bt Saad Asjad 6-0; syed Murtaza Hussain Bt Mohammad Abdullah 7-5; Mohammad Talha Khan Bt Mohammad Usama Saeed 6-0; Hasam Khan Bt RafayTarrar 6-1; Uzair Khan Bt Mamoon Ilyas 6-4; Parbat Kumar Bt Noor E Mustafa 6-1; Abbas Khan Bt Zakirullah Khan 6-3; Saqib Hayat Bt Mohammad Zaryab Khan 6-4; Sami Zeb Khan Bt Yawar Abbas 6-3; Shaeel Dura bBt Mohammad Ihtesham 6-2; Mohammad Bilal Farooq Bt Talha Saqib 6-1; Tahirullah Khan Bt Nazar Asghar 6-0; Talha Bin Asif Bt Raza Ghaus 6-4; Irfanullah Khan Bt Shafqat Rasool 6-4; Shaheen Mehmood Bt Bilal Taibzada 6-0; Huzaima Abdul Rehman Imran Haider 6-1; Kamran Irfan Bt Hassan Ali 6-4; Farman Shakeel Bt Abdullah Shafqat 6-3; Ahmed Nael Qureshi Bt Mahatir Mohammad Mahatir 6-4; Jabir Ali Bt Azeem Khan 6-4; Kamran Khan Bt Azan shahid 6-3;
Qualifying Round-3
Jibran Ul Haq Bt Syed Murtaza Hussain 6-1; Mohammad Talha Khan Bt Hasam Khan 6-2; Uzair Khan Bt Shakir Ullah 6-2; Parbat Kumar Bt Abbas Khan 6-1; Sami Zeb Khan Bt Saqib Hayat 7-6(2); Mohammad Bilal Farooq Bt ShaeelDurab 6-2; Nalain Abbas Bt Tahirullah Khan 6-4; Talha Bin Asif Bt Irfanullah Khan 6-1; Huzaima Abdul Rehman Bt Shaheen Mehmood 6-0; Adnan Rasheed Khan Bt Kamran Irfan 7-6(3); Farman Shakeel Bt Faizan Shahid 6-4; Mohammad Usman Ejaz Bt Danish Raza 6-0; Ahmed Nael Qureshi Bt Jabir Ali 6-1; Mohammad Hamza AasimBt Abdullah Kareem 6-0; Ilham Khan Wazir Bt Aqil Khan 6-1; Abdul Hannan Khan Bt Kamran Khan 6-1;
Qualifying Round Final
Mohammad Talha Khan BtJibran Ul Haq 7-5; Parbat Kumar Bt Uzair Khan 6-4; Sami Zeb Khan Bt Mohammad Bilal Farooq 6-2; Talha Bin Asif Bt Nalain Abbas 6-3; Huzaima Abdul Rehman Bt Adnan Rasheed Khan 6-0; Mohammad Usman Ejaz Bt Farman Shakeel 6-4; Mohammad Hamza Aasim Bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-2; Ilham Khan Wazir Bt Abdul Hannan Khan 7-6(1)
BOYS U-18 Qualifying (Round-1)
Mamoon Ilyas Bt Tajmmul Shehzad 6-1; Mohammad Talha Khan Bt Taimoor Khan 6-0; Saif Ullah Khan Bt Mohammad Ali 7-6(3); Azan Shahid Bt Bilal Taibzada 6-0; Umer Masood Bt Hamza Rehmat 7-5;
Round-2
Reza Ghaus Bt Faizan Shahid 7-5; Mohammad Abdullah Bt Mamoon Ilyas 7-5; Mohammad HamzaAasim Bt Mohammad Ibrahim Saqib 6-1; Umer Masood Bt Mohammad Ibrahim Ashraf 6-4; Mohammad Zaryab Khan Bt Abdullah BB 6-0; Ahtesham Humayun Bt Mustansir Ali Khan 6-2; Mohammad Talha Pes Khan Bt Saifullah Khan 6-2; Mohammad SalaarBt Azan Shahid 6-2.
J7 Federal Cup: Mohammad Shoaib stuns top seed Aqeel Khan in final
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
Islamabad (December 11, 2021):-The 3rd Seed Mohammad Shoaib toppled top seed Aqeel Khan 2-1 in the Men’s Singles final of the J7 Group – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex on Saturday. The final score-line was 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 after two hour long contest.
Mohammad Shoaib from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) claimed this historical feat against top national guy after a thrilling match. Shoaib fine start after taking a 3-0 lead but experienced Aqeel fought back to level the set 3-3. However, Shoaib regained control and took the set 6-4 after hitting impressive strokes.
Meanwhile, in the second set, after a few closely fought games, Aqeel took complete control of the game and won 6-3. The deciding set saw some exhilarating tennis with Shoaib taking the set 6-3, despite the best efforts and fighting spirit of Aqeel. Shoaib won the title match 2-1 at 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4.
Earlier in the day, the Ladies Singles Sarah Mahboob beat Ushna Sohail in a 3-set thriller that lasted 3 hours. Although expectation were that the encounter would be closely fought out, however, Sarah had chalked out her own game plan which worked with preciseness and exactitude and all through the 3 sets Sarah surfaced in a imperious and forceful way leaving her opponent astounded.
Ushna played some calculated tennis in the first set to go up 5-2, but Sarah fought back to win the set 7-5.in the second set, Ushna again led 3-0 and 5-3, but Sarah came to make it 5-5. However, Ushna regained her composure to take the set 7-5. The third set went down to the wire, with Sarah holding her nerve to take the match and the championships.
Results:
Men's Singles Final
Mohammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Ladies Singles Final
Sarah Mahboob beat Ushna Suhail 7-5, 5-7,6-4
Men's Doubles Final
Barkatullah / Mohammad Shaoib beat Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
Men's Doubles Semi Finals
Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq beat Aqeel Khan / Nofil Kaleem 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Ladies Doubles Final
Ushna Sohail / Noor Malik beat Sarah Mahboob / Mehaq Khokhar 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
Ladies Doubles Semi Finals
Ushna Sohail / Noor Malik beat Hania Navaid / Syed Areej Batool 6-2, 7-6(5)
Mehaq Khokar / Sarah Mahboob beat Mariam Mirza / Shiza Sajid 6-1, 6-3.
Essa Lab National Tennis concludes
Karachi (Sports Report):-The prestigious ,10th Addition of Essa Lab National Seniors and Juniors Tennis Championships concludes at Modern Club Hard courts .The Championship was sponsored by Dr. Essa Laboratory & Diagnostic center and organized by Karachi Tennis association under the auspices of Pakistan Tennis Federation and Sindh Tennis Association.
Mohammad Faiz Kidwai, Director Elect Rotary International was the chief guest who gave away awards and trophies to winners & runners up of various events in the presence of sizeable crowd. Aslam Ranger (Wall Street Exchange Pvt. Ltd) Anwar Baig (Modern Club), Zubair Hameed (Head Essa lab Dhora Jee Branch) were guest of honor.
Mohammad Ahtisham of Lahore emerged victorious in Juniors under 18 Singles Final when he beat Raahim Veqar in three sets encounter , score was 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Natalia Zaman earned top honor in Girls under 18 Singles event beating Zainab Ali with 6-0, 6-1 score.
Under 14 Singles title was annexed by Lahore’s Asad Zaman , He beat Nadir Mirza (of RMTA)with 4-1, 4-2 score .
In under 12 Singles Final Samer Zaman beat Lahore’s Zuhaib Malik with 4-2, 4-0 score. Under 10 singles event was won by Rashid Ali Bachani ( Hyderabad) , He beat younger brother Majid Ali Bachani with 4-1, 4-2 score.
Men’s Singles event was won by Omer Shahid , who beat Vinod Das with 6-1, 6-1 score. In men’s Doubles Final Aqeel Shabbir & Murad Khan beat Shahab Khan + Adnan Khan with 8-4 score. 45 Plus Doubles winners were Zafar Hasan+ Sher Ahmed , they beat Javed Iqbal+ Muhammad Iltifat with 8-6 score. In 55 Plus Doubles Pasha + javed beat Zafar Hasan + Razi Nawab.
Barkatullah and Shoaib win Doubles Title J7 Federal Cup 2021
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 10, 2021):-Barkatullah pairing with Mohammad Shoaib clinched the title of Men’s Doubles event of the J7 Group – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2021 after overcoming their challengers Yousaf Khalil and Heera Ashiq 2-1 in the final at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue Islamabad on Friday. The final score-line was 5-7, 6-2 and 10-6.
Ushna Sohail and Noor Malik lift Ladies Double Title
In the Ladies’ Doubles final, Ushna Sohail and Noor Malik trounced duo of girls Sarah Mehboob and Meheq Khokhar 2-1 in a well-contested final at the same venue. The final score-line was 3-6, 6-3 and 10-7.
In the Ladies singles final, top seed Sarah Mahboob and 2nd Seed Ushna Sohail moved into final with imposing victories over their opponents. Sarah beat Esha Jawad 6-0 and 6-2 while Ushna defeated Noor Malik 6-2 and 6-2.
Maqbool Hussain Chairman J7 Group witnessed the Men's Doubles final and earlier met the participating players and officials, appreciated the organization and they ensued their group will support the healthy activity for the development of tennis in the youth and country.
Results:
Men's Singles (Semi Finals)
Aqeel Khan beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Semi Finals)
Sarah Mahboob beat Esha Jawad 6-0, 6-2
Ushna Sohail beat Noor Malik 6-2, 6-2
Men’s Doubles (final)
Barkatullah / Mohammad Shoaib beat Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq (2-1) 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
Ladies’ Doubles (final)
Ushna Sohail / Noor Malik beat Sarah Mehboob / Meheq Khokhar (2-1) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
J7 Group, Federal Cup: Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib reach in final
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 10, 2021):-Top seed Aqeel Khan and 3rd Seed Mohammad Shoaib set to meet in the Men's Singles final of J7 Group – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships, after winning their respective semifinals against Yousaf Khalil 2-0 and Mohammad Abid 2-1 at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Friday. The final will be played on Saturday at same venue.
In the first semi final, top seed Aqeel Khan was in fine touch and prevailed over Yousaf Khalil and built up the winning lead 4-0 by breaking 7th and 4th game of Yousaf by hitting a number of winners down the line. He won the first set at 6-2. In the second set, he kept the same pressure and won set at score of 6-3 by breaking 6th and 9th game of Yousaf and took the revenge of the Lahore defeat.
In the second semi final, 20 years old Mohammad Shoaib toppled the 2nd seed Mohammad Abid by playing high caliber and remarkable tennis. His forehand and back hand ground strokes were perfect in rhythm and he was flawless from the net out played 2nd seed Mohammad Abid in a thrilling and entertaining three set match. Mohammad Abid won the first set at 6-3 by breaking 8th game of Shoaib. Whereas Mohammad Shaib bounced back and won the second set in the same trend at 6-3. In the final set, Shaoib was very steady from the base line and long rallies were witnessed during the final set which was at 6-2 by breaking 3rd and 7th game of Abid and caused the major upset of the tournament. The match lasted 2 hours.
In the Ladies singles final, top seed Sarah Mahboob and 2nd Seed Ushna Sohail moved into final with imposing victories over their opponents. Sarah beat Esha Jawad 6-0 and 6-2 while Ushna defeated Noor Malik 6-2 and 6-2.
Maqbool Hussain Chairman J7 Group witnessed the Men's Doubles final and earlier met the participating players and officials, appreciated the organization and they ensued their group will support the healthy activity for the development of tennis in the youth and country. Maqbool Hussain Chairman J7 Group also cut the cake on the occasion in the presences of players and sports journalists in view of the solidarity with the sports activities in the area.
Tariq Mehmood Murtaza Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority and President Islamabad Tennis Association will grace the occasion on Men's Singles final as chief guest to distribute the prizes amongst the winners and runner-up.
Results:
Men's Singles (Semi Finals)
Aqeel Khan beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Semi Finals)
Sarah Mahboob beat Esha Jawad 6-0, 6-2
Ushna Sohail beat Noor Malik 6-2, 6-2
Essa Lab National Tennis: Omer stuns Farhan Altaf 2-0
Karachi (Sports Report):-Omer Shahid former Pakistan Ranked player who was living in USA for studies played superb match against top seed Farhan Altaf in the semifinal of Men’s Singles discipline of the ongoing 10th Essa Lab National Tennis Championship 2021 at Modern Club Karachi on Thursday. The final score-line was 6-0 and 6-3.
The closing ceremony and finals will be played on Saturday at same venue, as Dr Mohammad Faiz Kidwai, Director elect Rotary International will be the chief guest.
Results (Day-5):
Men’s Single Semi Final
Vinod Das bt Ahsan Siddiq 6-4, 6-2
U-16 Semi final
Asad Zaman bt Raahim Veqar 6-3 6-2
U-16 Single Final
Asad Zaman (LHR) bt Nadir Mirza 6-4,6,2,6-4
Nadir Mirza bt Ahsan Ahmed 6-1 6-2
U-14 Single Quarter Final
Sameer Zaman bt Ahmed Sheikh 4-1, 4-1
U-14 Singles Semi Final
Nadir Mirza bt Ahsan Ahmed 4-1 5-3
U-12 Single Semi Final
Zohaib Malik (LHR) bt Ali 4-0 4-1
Sameer Zaman bt Ahmed Shaikh (HYD) 6-4 6-2
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