Tennis
National Ranking Tennis Tournament: Mohammad Shoaib overcomes Ahmed Babar
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 24, 2020):- Mohammad Shoaib Khan overcame Ahmed Babar 2-1 in the only three sets fair of Men’s Singles Event of the ongoing 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Thursday. Rest of seven matches ended in straight sets, as the quarterfinals will be played on Friday at same venue.
After losing first set at 4-6, Mohammad Shoaib Khan displayed excellent game and did not allow his opponent Ahmed Babar to settle in the court and won rest of two sets by conceding only two and one game respectively. The final score-line was 4-6, 6-2 and 6-1.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-II):
Mohammad Abid bt Asad Ullah 6-2, 6-2
Aqeel Khan bt Abdal Haider 6-1, 6-2
Shahzad Khan bt Ahmed Kamil 6-2, 6-0
Mudassir Murtaza bt Waqas Malik 6-2, 6-0
Muzammil Murtaza bt Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-4
Ahmed Ch bt Mahatir Mohammad 6-1, 6-0
Heera Ashiq bt Hasheesh Kumar 6-4, 6-2
Shoaib Khan bt Ahmed Babar 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malak bt Ahmed Asjad/Subhan Bin Salik 6-3, 6-2
Yousaf Khalil/Heera Ashiq bt Ahmed Kamil/Ibrahim Omer 6-3, 6-4
Usman Ejaz/Shahzad Khan bt Abdal Haider/Ahmed Ch 6-0, 1-6,12-10
Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassir Murtaza bt Asad Ullah/Abbas Khan 6-3, 6-1
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Hania Navaid bt Azeena Aleem 6-2, 6-0
Sheeza Sajid bt Saher Aleem 6-7(10), 6-0, 6-3
Noor Malik bt Arooj Fatima 6-0, 6-0
Esha Jawad bt Oreen Jasia 6-1, 6-0
Boys Under-18 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Mahatir Mohammad bt Zalan Khan 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(1)
Hasheesh Kumar bt Sami Zeb 6-3, 7-6(2)
Aqib Hayat bt Nalain Abbas 6-3, 6-2
Shoaib Khan bt Hamid Israr 6-3, 6-1
Boys Under-14 Singles (semifinals):
Shahsawar bt Abdul Basit 4-0, 4-1
Haider Ali Rizwan bt Sameer Zaman 4-0, 4-0
Girls Under-14 Singles:
Aliza Fahd w/o Hareem Fatima
Fatimal Ali Raja bt Zara Khan 5-3, 4-1
Soha Ali bt Arooj Fatima 4-0, 4-1
Boys/ Girl’s Under-12 Singles:
Ahtesham Humayun bt Hamza Hussain 4-1, 4-1
Amir Mazari bt Taimoor Khan 4-0, 4-1
Hamza Ali Rizwan bt Rayan Khan 4-0, 4-0
Zohaib bt Ismail Aftab 4-0, 4-0
Hamza Roman bt Samer Zaman 4-1, 4-1
Haniya Minhas bt Amna Ali Qayum 4-0, 4-0
Ali Zain bt Ammar Masood 4-2, 4-1
Mohammad Haziq Aasim bt Zunaisha Noor 4-0, 4-2
Mohammad Hamza Aasim bt Asad Zaman 4-2, 5-3
Boys/ Girls Under-10 Singles:
Hajra Bibi w/o Mohammad Hussain Usman
Ishan Kabir bt Fajar Fayyaz 4-1, 4-0
Zohaib Amjad bt Eesa Fahad 4-2, 4-1
Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament
SPORTS REPORT
ISLAMABAD (December 22, 2020):- Heera Ashiq outclassed Faizan Fayyaz in straight sets 2-0 in the first round of the Men’s Singles Event of the 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 here at PTF Complex on Tuesday.
As many as 30 matches were played in the Men’s Singles, Boys Under-18 and Boys Under-14 events, as the all top players advanced to the second round with comfortable wins and a high standard of tennis was witnessed during some of the matches.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-I):
Heera Ashiq bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-0, 6-2
Ahmed Kamil bt Israr Gul 6-0, 6-3
Mohammad Abid bt Aqib Hayat 6-0, 6-0
Ahmed Babar bt Ejaz Ahmed: 6-3, 6-2
Yousaf Khalil bt Ibrahim Omer 6-3, 7-5
Muzammil Murtaza bt Imran Bhatti 6-2, 7-6(4)
Shahzad Khan bt Barkatullah 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
Mudassir Murtaza bt Rashid Malik 6-4, 6-4
Boys Under-18 (Round-I):
Mohammad Bilal Farooq bt Saim Danish 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
Haider Ali Rizwan bt Faizan Shahid 6-0, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib bt Azan Sajid 6-3, 6-1
Bilal Asim bt Hamza Jawad 6-1, 6-1
Osama Mohammad Khan bt Ahmad Nael 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Mahatir Mohammad bt Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-1, 6-3
Hamid Israr bt Bakir Ali 6-4, 6-4
Sami Zeb Khan bt Ibrahim Bin Sohail 6-1, 6-1
Aqib Hayat bt Kamran Khan 6-2, 6-4
Uzair Khan bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-4, 6-4
Zalan Khan bt Hasam Khan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Mohammad Talha Khan bt Ahtisham Arif 6-2, 6-3
Hasheesh Kumar bt Farman Shakeel 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Kashan Omer bt Shaeel Durab 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Huzaima A. Rehman bt Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-2, 6-4
Nalain Abbas bt Huzaima A. Rehman 6-1, 6-1
Boys Under-14 (Round-I):
Hamza Hussian bt Mustansir Ali 4-0, 4-2
Ahtesham Humayun bt Daniyal Ikhlaq 4-0, 4-1
Hamid Israr bt Sameer Maqsood 4-0, 4-0
Husnain Ali Rizwan bt Moavia Butt 4-0, 4-1
Asad Zaman bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-1, 4-1
Jamal Shah w/o Abdullah Azhar
Hamza Roman w/o Mohammad Inam Qadir
Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championship: Aqeel and Sarah claim titles
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2020):-Top seed Aqeel Khan and Sarah Mehboob have won the titles of 6th National Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championships 2020 after beating their respective opponents in the finals of Men’s Singles and Ladies’ Singles respectively here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday.
It was a well-contested Men’s Singles final that was won by top seeded Aqeel by 2-1, as he overcame Muzammil Murtaza with the score-line of 7-6, 4-6 and 6-1. Both the player presented a quality game by hitting beautiful strokes.
Sarah Mehboob outclassed Ushna Suhail in straight sets 2-0 without any resistance. Sarah was on peak and showed impressive game during the whole match. Mohammad Shoaib won the Under-18 title after defeating Ahmed Kamil.
Results (Finals):
Men’s Singles
Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1
Ladies’ Singles
Sarah Mahboob beat Ushna Suhail 6-4, 6-3
Boys’ Under-18
Mohammad Shoaib beat Ahmed Kamil 6-1, 2-0, Retd
Girls’ Under-14
Amna Ali Qayum beat Sheeza Sajid 3-5, 4-2, 4-1
Boys’ Under-12
Hamza Roman beat Haniya Minhas 2-4, 4-1, 4-2
Boys’ Under-10
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Ismail Aftab 2-4, 5-3, 5-3, 6-3
Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championship: Shoaib stuns Mudasir
SPORTS REPORT
ISLAMABAD (December 16, 2020):-Mohammad Shoaib stunned Mudasir 2-1 in the second round match of Men’s Singles Event of the 6th Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championship on Wednesday here at Islamabad Tennis Complex.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-II):
Ahmed Ch. beat Imran Bhatti 6-0, 6-1; Mohammad Abid beat Jibran Ul Haq 6-2, 6-1; Yousaf Khalil beat Shakir Ullah 6-1, 6-1; Shahzad Khan beat Ibrahim Omer 6-1, 6-0; Muzammil Muraza beat Nauman Aftab 6-1, 6-2; Mohammad Shoaib beat Mudasir Murtaza 6-4, 6-7(8) 6-3; Heera Ashiq beat Ahmed Kamil 6-0, 6-3; Aqeel Khan beat Barkat Ullah 6-2, 6-1
LADIES SINGLES (Round-II):
Ushna Suhail beat Apsara Sheraz 6-1, 6-0; Esha Jawad beat Syeda Eraj 6-2, 6-3; Hania Navid beat Oreen Jasia 6-0, 6-0; Mahvish Chishtie beat Natalia Zaman 6-1, 6-3; Farah Shah Khan beat Mariam Mirza 2-6, 6-3, 7-5; Sheeza Sajid beat Saher Aleem 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-6(3), Sarah Mahboob beat Hareem Fatima 6-0, 6-0
MEN'S DOUBLES (Quarterfinals):
Aqeel Khan/Shahzad Khan beat Ahmed Kamil/Ibrahim Omer 6-1, 6-1; Muzammil Murtaza/Mudasir Murtaza beat Saqib Hayat/Nauman Aftab 6-2, 6-0; Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malak beat Faizan Khurram/Imran Bhatti 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-5; Mohammad Shoaib/Barkat Ullah beat Syed Nofil Kaleem/Abbas Khan 7-5, 6-1
Boys 18 & Under (Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Shoaib beat Hamid Israr 6-0, 6-1; Sami Zeb beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-4, 6-7(4) , 7-5; Ahmed Kamil beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 7-6(4) , 6-3; Aqib Hayat bt Hasheesh Kumar 6-1 , 6-2
Boys 14 & Under (Quarterfinals):
Bilal Asim beat Asad Zaman 4-1, 4-0; Haider Ali Rizwan beat Mohammad Ibrahim Ashraf 4-1, 4-1; Ahmed Nael beat Shahsawar Khan 4-1 , 4-2; Hamid Israr beat Hamza Roman 4-0, 4-1
Girls 14 & Under (Round-I):
Sara Khan beat Mahrukh Sajid 4-2, 4-0; Zara Khan beat Lalarukh Sajid 4-1, 4-1; Fatima Ali Raja beat Hareem Fatima 4-1, 4-2; Zainab Ali Raja beat Farah Shah Khan 4-1,4-2
BOYS & GIRLS U-12 (Round-II):
Zohaib Afzal beat Mian Abdullah 4-1, 3-5 , 5-3; Samer Zaman beat Ismail Aftab 4-1, 4-1; Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Syed Mohammad Aalay 4-0, 4-0; Amir Mazari beat Taimoor Khan 4-0, 4-1; Amna Ali Qayum beat Eesa Fahad 4-0, 4-0, Ali Zain beat Nabeel Ali Qayum 5-3, 4-1; Hania Minhas beat Hamza Hussain 5-3, 4-0; Hamza Roman beat Abdul Basir 4-1, 4-2
BOYS/GIRLS U10 (Round-II):
Eesa Fahad beat Uzair Maqsood w.o; Mohammad Shayan Afridi beat Abdul Wasay 4-0, 4-2; Haris Bajwa beat Syed M. Aalay 4-1, 4-2; Mahnoor Farooqui beat Zarnaaz Noor w.o; Ismail Aftab beat Aqtan w.o
SENIORS 45 PLUS (Round-I):
Rashid Ali/ Col. Faisal beat Wakeel Khan/ Amjad Nasir 6-1, 6-3;
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championships 2020: Aqeel claims big win
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 15, 2020):-Top seed Aqeel Khan claimed big win in the Men’s Singles event of the 6th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championships 2020 after beating Ejaz Ahmed 2-0 in straight sets here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Tuesday.
Results:
Men’s Singles:
Aqeel Khan beat Ejaz Ahmed 6-3, 6-2
Mohammad Abid beat Faizan Khurram 6-1, 6-1
Shahzad Khan beat Sikandar Hayat 6-3, 6-2
Nauman Aftab beat Waqas Malak 7-5, 6-3
Jibran Ul Haq beat Israr Gul 6-2, 6-2
Imran Bhatti bt Zalan Khan w.o
Ladies’ Singles:
Fatima Ali Raja beat Farah Shah Khan 6-4, 6-0
Natalia Zaman beat Ayesha Rao 6-0, 6-0
Sheeza Sajid beat Arooj Fatima 6-0, 6-0
Oreen Jasia beat Mahnoor Sohail w.o
Syeda Eraj beat Mahrukh Farouqhi 6-3, 6-0
Men’s Doubles:
Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malak beat Ahmed Asjad/Shakir Ullah 6-4, 6-2
Mohammad Shoaib/Barkar Ullah beat Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil 6-4, 6-4
Syed Nofil Kaleem/Abbas Khan beat Capt. Suleman/Hamza Bin Asif 6-0, 6-3
Saqib Hayat/Nauman Aftab beat Usman Ejaz/Jibran Ul Haq 6-4, 6-2
Muzamil Murtaza/Mudasir Murtaza beat Ahmed Ch./ Abdal Haider 7-5, 6-3
Aqeel Khan/Shahzad Khan beat Israr Gul/Sikandar Hayat 6-3, 6-2
Ahmed Kamil/Ibrahim Omer beat Ejaz Ahmed/Asad Ullah 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
Faizan Khurram/Imran Bhatti beat Umair Qayum/Musa Ch 6-3, 6-1
Boys 18 & Under
Mohammad Shoaib beat Shaeel Durab 6-3, 6-1
Hasheesh Kumar beat Farman Shakeel 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Mahatir Mohammad beat Mohammad Talha Khan 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-2
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Osama Mehmood 6-1, 6-3
Ahmed Kamil beat Kamran Khan 6-1, 6-2
Aqib Hayat beat Baqar Ali 6-4, 6-4
Hamid Israr beat Asad Zaman 6-1, 6-1
Sami Zeb Khan beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-1, 6-3
Boys 14 & Under
Hamza Roman beat Mustansir Ali 4-0, 4-0
Haider Ali Rizwan beat Amir Mazari 4-1, 4-0
Bilal Asim beat Ryyan Khan Saud 4-0, 4-0
Mohammad Ibrahim Ashraf beat Yahya Musa Luni 4-0, 4-3
Asad Zaman beat Hamza Rahmat 4-2, 5-3; Shahsawar beat Ammar Masood w.o
Ahmed Nail beat Mohammad Hamza Aasim 4-2, 3-5, 5-3
Hamid Israr beat Mohammad Haziq Aasim bt 5-3, 4-1
BOYS & GIRLS U-12
Hamza Roman beat Razik Sultan w.o
Abdul Basit beat Zainab Ali Raja 4-1, 4-1
Zohaib Afzal beat Uzair Maqsood 4-0, 4-0
Eesa Fahad beat Lalarukh Sajid 4-2, 4-2
Samer Zaman beat Mahrukh Sajid 4-0, 4-0
Nabeel Ali Qayum beat Haris Bajwa 4-0, 4-0
Amir Mazari beat Ammar Masood 4-0, 4-2
Ali Zain beat Mohammad Haziq Aasim 4-5 (4), 4-1, 4-1
Haniya Minhas beat Sameer Maqsood walk-over
BOYS/GIRLS U10
Abdur Rehman beat Mohammad Ayan Sher Dil 4-0, 4-0
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Hajra 4-0, 4-0
Abdul Wasay beat Zohaib Amjad 0-4, 4-2, 4-2
Zohaib Afzal beat Rizwan Shah Khan 4-0, 4-0.
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship 2020
SPORTS REPORT
ISLAMABAD (December 13, 2020):-The 6th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championships 2020 started on Sunday here at Islamabad Tennis Complex, as the qualifying rounds matches were played on the opening day of national tennis fixture.
The main draw matches will be started from Monday at same venue, as senator Taj Haider will be the chief guest at the opening ceremony.
Results:
Men Singles (Qualifying Round-I):
Hamza Bin Asif beat Noor e Mustafa 6-4
Yasir Afridi beat Sharyer Amjad 7-5
Mohammad Sohaib beat Saim Danish 6-4
Usman Saeed beat Hafiz Talib 6-0
Capt Sheroz beat Zaeem Ghafoor 6-2
Ahtesham Arif beat Arbaz Khan 6-2
Hamza Mazhar beat Danish Ramzan 6-4
Hamza Jawad beat Amjad Nasir 6-2
Baqir Ali beat Rizwan Khan 6-2,
Men’s Singles (Qualifying Round-II):
Ayyaz beat Pooyan 6-2
Hamza Bin Asif beat Osama 7-6(5)
Raja Shahid w/o
Uzair Khan beat Talha Saqib 6-1
Faizan Fayaz beat Asim Israr 6-1
Usman beat Mohammad Shaib 6-2
Mosa Khan beat Mohammad Usman 6-1
Capt Sheroz beat Nalain 6-2
Mohammad Talah beat Ahtesham 6-2
Faizan beat Azan 6-1
Abbas beat Mobeen 6-0
Mahatir beat Hamza 6-1
Azeem beat Hamza Jawad 6-0
Sami Zeb beat Baqir Ali 6-2
Jibran beat Ubaid 6-0
Hasheesh beat Kashan 6-0
Subhan Bin Salik beat Farman 7-6(2)
Kashan beat Abdullah 6-1
Maj Suleman beat Hasam Khan 6-2
Shaeel Durab beat Kamran 7-5
Mohammad Bilal beat Abdullah 6-3
Noman beat Huzaima 6-3
Talha beat Faizan Shahid 6-1
Ahmed Asjad beat Ahmed Murad 6-0
Farhad Ali beat Adnan Khan 6-4
Nauman beat ILham Wazir 6-1
Men’s Singles (Round-III):
Jibran beat Huzaifa 6-4
Subhan beat Hasheesh 6-4
Kashan beat Abdullah 7-6(5)
Maj Suleman beat Shaeel Durab 6-2
Mohammad Bilal beat Noman 6-2
Sikandar beat Talha Bin Asif 7-6 (5).
Mohammad Shoaib wins ITF Juniors title
SPORTS REPORT
ISLAMABAD (December 5, 2020):-Top seed Pakistani lad Mohammad Shoaib won the Boys Singles title of the General Tyre ITF J5 Junior Tennis Championship after beating Roy Keegan from United Kingdom (UK) in straight sets 2-0 with the score-line of 6-3 and 6-3 at PTF Complex, Islamabad on Saturday.
Khawar Hyat Khan, Senior Executive Vice President – PTF, graced the occasion as chief guest and gave away the prizes among the players. Mohammad Arif Qureshi, ITF Referee supervised the event in a highly professional manner.
Salim Saifullah Khan President- PTF and the management extended their heartiest congratulation to Mohammad Shoaib for his successive wins in the championships.
ITF Junior Tennis Tournament: Unseeded Aarav Samrat and Aki Zuben annex Boys Doubles title
SPORTS REPORT
ISLAMABAD (December 4, 2020):- Unseeded Aarav Samrat Hada and Aki Zuben Rawat of Nepal annexed the Boys Doubles title of General Tyre ITF J5 Juniors Tennis by after thrashing top seed Mohammad Shoaib and Ahmed Kamil of Pakistan in a thrilling and entertaining three sets match at PTF SDA Tennis Complex on Friday.
Shoaib and Ahmed Kamil won the first set 6-3 by breaking 1st game of Aarav Samrat and Aki Zuben. Aarav and Aki won the second set 6-2 by breaking the third game of Ahmed Kamil. The match was decided on super tie break, which was won by Aarav Samrat and Aki Zuben with a score of 10-8. It is the first ITF title for Nepali pair. The match lasted 1 hour and 13 minutes. Mr. Hussnain Mehmood chaired the final match.
In the Girls singles final, Arina Valitova of Russia won the Girls singles title by beating Abhilasha Bista of Nepal in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Arina was in fine touch and won the first set easily with a score of 6-1, by breaking 2nd, 4th and 6th game of Abhilasha. She hit a number of winners from the baseline. She was in full command in the second set, and kept the same pressure and won it 6-2 by breaking 3rd, 5th and 7th game of Abhilasha Bista. She won the doubles crown in this tournament. The match lasted 1 hour. Asif Ali officiated the final match.
Dr. Arshad Mehmood, Special Secretary IPC graced the occasion as chief guest along with the guest of honour Salim Saifullah Khan, President PTF and distributed the prizes among the winners of girls singles, doubles and boys doubles. He also visited the PTF Secretariat, the new synthetic courts and was also briefed by the President PTF about the tennis activities and future plans. Salim Saifullah Khan also thanked Secretary IPC for gracing the occasion, despite his busy schedule.
Boy’s singles final will be played tomorrow at 11 AM between Mohammad Shoaib of Pakistan and Roy Keegan of Britain.
Results:
Boy’s Doubles (Final):
Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) / Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) beat Mohammad Shoaib (PAK) / Ahmed Kamil (PAK) 3-6, 6-2(10-8)
Girls Singles (Final):
Arina Valitova (RUS) beat Abhilasha Bista (NEP) 6-1, 6-2
ITF Junior Tennis Tournament: Abhilasha and Arina lift Girls Doubles title
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 3, 2020):-Abhilasha Bista from Nepal pairing with Arina Valitova from Russia on Thursday lifted the title of Girl’s Doubles Event of the 2nd Leg of the General Tyre ITF J5 Junior Tennis Championship after beating Zoha Asim of Pakistan and Margarita Okhendovskaya of Ukraine in straight 2-0 at the PTF Complex, Islamabad. The final score-line was 6-3 and 6-2.
In first semi-final of Girls singles event, top seed Arina Valitova was in fine touch and registered a straight-set win against Margarita Okhendovskaya of Ukraine with a score of 6-3, 6-1 by playing powerful forehand and backhand drives.
Meanwhile in the second semi-final, Abhilasha Bista of Nepal won her encounter against Zoha Asim of Pakistan in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Zoha Asim made a number of unforced errors at the crucial stages of the match.
In the Boys singles event, Mohammad Shoaib of Pakistan and Roy Keegan advanced into the Boys singles final, which will be played on Saturday, 05th December, 2020.
Top Seed Mohammad Shoaib of Pakistan struggled hard to win the match in a well contested three-set match. Siddhartha Lama of USA won the first set at 6-4 by breaking 10th game of Shoaib, in which he hit two double faults. In second set, both the players displayed quality tennis from the baseline. Shoaib builds up the winning lead 5-1, by breaking first and third game of Siddhartha Lama. Siddhartha Lama broke the 8th game of Shoaib after three deuces. Shoaib won the second set at 6-3 by breaking the last game of Siddhartha at 0-40 by hitting some good passing shots.
In the final set, long rallies were witnessed from the baseline as the score went up to 4 all, with both the players holding their respective serves. Shoaib won the final set 6-4 by breaking the 10th game of the final set and moved into the final. In the second semifinal, Roy Keegan got a walkover against Rohan Belday of USA, on account of medical reasons.
In the Boys doubles event, Mohammad Shoaib and Ahmed Kamil of Pakistan also got walkover against Rohan Belday and Alexander Karman of USA as Rohan Belday was unable to play on account of medical reasons.
In the other semi-final, Aarav Samrat Hada and Aki Zuben Rawat of Nepal won their match against Abdullah of Pakistan and Aoi Ooka of Japan in a thrilling, well contested two-set match 7-6(5),6-3. Boy’s Doubles final will be played tomorrow at 10 pm and Girls singles final will be played at 2:15 PM.
Results:
Girl’s Doubles (Final):
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) / Arina Valitova (RUS) beat Zoha Asim (PAK) / Margarita Okhendovskaya (Ukraine) 6-3, 6-2
Boys Singles (Semifinals):
Mohammad Shoaib (PAK) beat Siddhartha Lama (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Roy Keegan (GBR) w/o Rohan Belday (USA)
Boy’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) / Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) beat Abdullah (PAK) / Aoi Ooka (JPN) 7-6(5), 6-3
Ahmed Kamil (PAK) / Mohammad Shoaib (PAK) w/o Rohan Belday (USA) / Alexander Karman (USA)
Girls Singles (Semifinals):
Arina Valitova (RUS) beat Margarita Okhendovskaya (Ukraine) 6-3, 6-1
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) beat Zoha Asim (PAK) 6-4, 6-2.
ITF Junior: Top seed Mohammad Shoaib outclasses Ruslan 2-0
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 2, 2020):- Mohammad Shoaib, Siddhartha Lama, Rohan Belday and Roy Keegan on Wednesday qualified for the semifinals of ongoing Boys Singles Event of the 2nd Leg of ITF Junior Tennis Tournament at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad. All four players claimed victories easily in straight sets on the clay surface after displaying excellent skills of game.
Top seed Pakistani lad, Mohammad Shoaib eliminated 3rd seed Ruslan Serazhetdinov of Russia without any resistance with the score-line of 6-1 and 6-4 in the first quarterfinal of the day. Unseeded Siddhartha Lama of USA also displayed quality tennis to beat Zalan Khan of Pakistan 6-0, 6-4. Now he will face top seed Mohammad Shoaib in the semifinal on Thursday at same venue.
Later on, in the third quarterfinal, Roy Keegan of Britain registered a straight-set win against Alexandar Karman of USA in a well contested two-set match. Rohan Belday of USA beat Aki Zuben Rawat of Nepal in another one-sided affair 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth quarterfinal. He will meet Roy Keegan in the second semifinal of the ITF Junior Tennis Tournament.
In the doubles event, Abdullah of Pakistan pairing with Aoi Ooka of Japan caused a major upset in the quarterfinal by eliminating 3rd seed Zalan Khan of Pakistan and Ruslan Serazhetdinov of Russia in a thrilling three set match and moved into the semifinal.
Results:
Boys Singles (Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Shoaib (PAK) beat Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) 6-1, 6-4
Siddhartha Lama (USA) beat Zalan Khan (PAK) 6-0, 6-4
Roy Keegan (GBR) beat Alexander Karman (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Rohan Belday (USA) beat Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) 6-2, 6-2
Boys Doubles (Quarterfinal):
Ahmed Kamil (PAK) / Mohammad Shoaib (PAK) beat Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) / Roy Keegan (GBR) 4-6, 6-2(10-8)
Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) / Zuben Rawat (NEP) beat Mahatir Mohammad Khan (PAK) / Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) 6-4, 6-3
Abdullah (PAK) / Aoi Ooka (JPN) beat Zalan Khan (PAK) / Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) 6-4, 3-6(11-9)
Rohan Belday (USA) / Alexander Karman (USA) beat Aryan Giri (NEP) / Siddhartha Lama (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Girls Doubles (Semifinals):
Abhilasha Bista (NEP) / Arina Valitova (RUS) beat Sheeza Sajid (PAK) / Ekaterina Suvorova (RUS) 6-0, 6-2
Zoha Asim (PAK) / Margarita Okhendovskaya (Ukraine) beat Maleeha Khalid (PAK) / Zahara Suleman (PAK) 6-0, 6-0
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