Tennis
Federal Cup: Mohammad Shoaib beats Aqeel Khan 2-0 in final
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Top seed, Mohammad Shoaib thrashed second seed Aqeel Khan in straight sets 2-0 in the Men’s Singles final of the 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships that concluded here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Sunday. The final score-line was 6-2, 6-4.In the Men’s Singles final, 22-year-old top seed Mohammad Shoaib of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) outclassed Aqeel Khan 2-0 after the lasted 1 hour 18 minutes on the court. Shoaib got off to a flying start, taking a 4-2 lead by breaking the first game of Aqeel Khan and kept the same pressure to win the first set at 6-2.In the second set, Aqeel fought back but young Shoaib did not allow Aqeel to settle down and exhibited excellent tennis from the base-line and broke the 7th game of Aqeel to build up the winning streak 4-3 in which Aqeel hit a double fault. Shaoib continued the same pressure and in the 10th game, he hit strong serve game and won the set by hitting ace and clinched the Men’s Singles title at 6-2 6-4.Earlier in the day, the Ladies’ Singles Sarah Mahboob clinched the title by eliminating up-comping youngster Amna Ali Qayum from Islamabad in a well-fought straight sets final. Sarah won the toss and chose to serve. Both the players exhibited excellent game of tennis down the line and cross-court, Sarah took the lead 5-4 and broke the 10th game of Amna and won the set at 6-4.In the second set both the players again played the marvelous game of tennis with the combination of excellent cross-court and down the lines. Sarah took the lead of 5-3 by breaking the 8th game of Aman, but Aman fought back bravely and managed to level the score 5 games all by breaking the 9th game of Sarah. In the 11th game, Sarah took the serve advance and again developed the winning lead 6-5. In the 12th game, Aman was unable to maintain her confidence and hit two double faults. Sarah took the advantage and comfortably broke the game and won the set and match at 6-4 7-5. Sayyed Mubasshar Tauqir Shah Addl. Secretary, Information and Managing Director PTV unable to come to witness the final due to an emergent official engagement at Ministry. Usama Azhar Director Sport PTV and Majid Bashir Senior Executive Vice President of Islamabad Tennis Association graced the occasion as guest of honor and distributed the prizes amongst the winners and runners-up.Results (finals):Men’s Singles: Mohammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan 6-2, 6-4Ladies’ Singles: Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Amna Ali Qayum 6-4, 7-5Boys & Girls U10 Singles: Mohammad Arsh beat Mohammad Faizan 4-2, 4-1Men’s Doubles: Mohammad Shoaib / Muzammil Murtaza beat Yousaf Khalil / Barkatullah 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-6.Boys’ U18 Singles: Hamza Roman beat Hamid Israr 7-5, 6-3Boys’ U14 Singles: Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Zohaib Afzal Malik 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Federal Cup: Mohammad Shoaib, Muzammil claim Doubles’ title
Sarah and Aman reach in Ladies final, Mohammad Shoaib to face Aqeel in Men’s finalSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Pakistan top national tennis lad Mohammad Shoaib pairing with Muzammil Murtaza clinched the Men’s Double title of the 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships after beating Yousaf Khalil, and Barkatullah in a three set thrilling final here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Garden Avenue on Saturday. The final score-line was 4-6, 7-6 (2), and 10-6. Seed Hamza won U18 title.Top seed Mohammad Shoaib will face 2nd Seed Aqeel Khan in the Men’s Singles final on Sunday afternoon at the same venue. Top seed Sarah Mahboob Khan and Aman Ali Qayum qualified for the Ladies’ final after beating their respective opponents in well-contested semifinals.In the first semifinal, top seed Sarah Mahboob Khan struggled hard to win her match against upcoming Natalia Zaman from Karachi in a three-set match. Talented Natalia Zaman proved her worth against Sarah Mahboob and won the first set at 6-4 by breaking the 5th game of Sarah and taking the lead 1-0.In the 2nd set, Sarah bounced back aggressively and gained his strength according to experience and leveled the match 1-1 set all. In the final set Sarah Khan kept the same pressure and did not allow her opponent to settle down and won the set without conceding a single game and match at score line of 4-6, 6-2, and 6-3. The match lasted 1 hour 45 minutes. The best encounter of the day was played in Men’s Doubles Final when 2nd seed Mohammad Shoaib paring with Muzammil Murtaza struggled hard to win the title against top seed Yousaf Khalil parting with Barkatullah with score of 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-6.Results (Saturday)Men’s Singles (Semifinals):Aqeel Khan beat Mudassar Murtaza 6-1, 6-1Mohammad Shaoib beat Muzammil Murtaza 6-1, 6-0Men’s Doubles (Final):Mohammad Shoaib / Muzammil Murtaza beat Yousaf Khalil / Barkatullah 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-6.Ladies’ Singles (Semifinals):Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Natalia Zaman 4-6, 6-3, 6-0Amna Ali Qayum beat Sheeza Sajid 6-3, 6-1.Boys’ U18 Singles (Final):Hamza Roman beat Hamid Israr 7-5, 6-3Boys’ U14 Singles (Final):Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Zohaib Afzal Malik 7-6 (3), 6-2.Boys’ U14 Singles (Semifinals):Mohammad Arsh beat Mohammad Ibrahim Hussain Gill 4-2, 4-2Amir Masood beat Mohammad Faizan 4-0, 4-0.
Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2024
ISLAMABAD (Press Release): The 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships moved into the finals phase after arduous and effortful tennis playing activity at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad.In the first semifinal top seed Mohammad Shoaib will vie for the top honor in the Men’s Singles final of 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships, after winning his semifinals against Muzammil Murtaza with a score line 6-1 6-0, whereas second semi-final will be played tomorrow (Saturday) 6th January-2024 at 10:00 AM between Aqeel Khan and Mudassar Murtaza.In the Ladies' Singles event, unseeded Natalia Zaman from Karachi caused a major upset when she eliminated 4th seed Soha Ali in a thrilling three-set match 6-1 4-6 6-4 and moved to the semi-final to face top seed Sarah Mahboob Khan who conveniently won her encounter against Marrukh Sajid 6-0 6-1. Whereas Amna Ali Qayum beat Kainat Ali 6-0 6-0 and Sheeza Sajid won her match against Lalarukh Sajid 7-6(5) 6-4. The best encounter of the day was played between Hamid Israr Khan and M. Hamza Aasim in the Junior 18&Under category. Top seed Hamid Israr struggled hard to win his match against talented upcoming youngster M.Hamza Aasim of Islamabad. In the first set, Both the players exhibited excellent game by hitting cross-court and down-the-line shots till the score reached 6 games all. The set was decided in the tiebreak, in which Hamid Israr changed the game plan and comfortably won the tiebreak 7-1. The second set was again marked in the same style and both the players demonstrated the high standard of the game of tennis. Hamid again changed the pace and strategy of the game plan, and managed to break the 9th game of Hamza to build up the winning lead 5-4 and kept the same pressure in the 10th game by hitting some excellent cross-court shots and won the match and set at 6-4, and qualified for the final. The match lasted 1 hrs 40 minutes. Results:Men’s Singles (Semifinal): Mohammad Shaoib beat Muzammil Murtaza 6-1 6-0.Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):Barkatullah / Yousaf Khalil beat Abdullah Adnan / Mudassar Murtaza 6-4 6-2Muzammil Murtaza / Mohammad Shoaib w/o Mohammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Marrukh Sajid 6-0, 6-1Natalia Zaman beat Soha Ali 6-1, 4-6, 6-4Amna Ali Qayum beat Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0Sheeza Sajid beat Lalarukh Sajid 7-6 (5), 6-4.Boys’ U18 Singles (Semifinals):Hamid Israr beat Mohammad Hamza Aasim 7-6 (1), 4-1Hamza Roman beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi 7-5, 6-4Boys’ U14 Singles (Semifinals):Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Mohammad Junair Khan 4-0, 4-1Mohammad Hussain Usmani beat Mohammad Shayyan 4-1, 4-0Boys & Girls U10 Singles (Quarterfinals):Mohammad Ibrahim Hussain beat Azan Imran 4-1, 4-0Arsh Imran beat Salaar Khan 2-4, 4-2, 4-0Amir Masood beat Umer Zaman 0-4, 5-4 (6), 4-1Mohammad Faizan beat Behroze Umer 4-1, 4-1.
Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships (Day-III)
Soha Ali, Natalia Zaman, Kainat Ali, and Amna Ali post victories in Ladies’ SinglesAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Soha Ali, Natalia Zaman, Kainat Ali, Amna Ali Qayum registered triumphs in the Ladies event of the 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2024 after thrashing their challengers here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Thursday. Sheeza Sajid, Lalarukh Sajid, and Marrukh Sajid got walk-over.In the men’s singles, 6th Seed Mudassar Murtaza upset 4th Seed Mohammad Abid (WAPDA) in a thrilling three-set match with a score line 5-7, 6-2, and 6-2 while top seed Mohammad Shaoib struggled hard to win his encounter against talented Yousaf Khalil in an exciting three set match with the score-line of 7-5, 5-7, and 6-2. Aqeel Khan conveniently won his encounter against upcoming proficient Ahmad Nael Qureshi at 6-2 and 6-4. In the second set which was marked with aces and long rallies and the score went up to 4 all as both players held their respective serves, Aqeel broke the 9th game of talented Qureshi by hitting some winners down the line and forcing out the youngster in 6-4 by holding the 10th game. In the U18 Singles, 5th Seed Mohammad Hamza Aasim, the upcoming proficient from Islamabad caused a major upset during the course of his quarter-final encounter with 3rd Seed Mohammad Salaar Khan. In pursuit of his victory, he added his foot speed and topspin to make him a force to be reckoned with. Mohammad Hamza Aasim managed to oust the 3rd seed 6-2, 6-3.Results:Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):Mohammad Shaoib beat Yousaf Khalil 7-5, 5-7, 6-2Muzammil Murtaza beat Barkatullah 7-6 (2), 6-4Mudassar Murtaza beat Mohammad Abid 5-7, 6-2, 6-2Aqeel Khan beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-1, 6-4Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):Yousaf Khalil / Barkatullah beat Aabdal Haider / Zaid Mujahid 7-5, 6-3Mudassar Murtaza /Abdullah Adnan beat Mohammad Zaryab Khan /Huzaima Abdur Rehman 6-4, 7-6 (4)Mohammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary beat Hamza Aasim / Mohammad Salaar Khan 6-1, 6-3Mohammad Shaoib / Muzammil Murtaza beat Semi Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-3, 6-3.Men’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Aabdal Haider / Zaid Mujahid beat Hamza Haziq / Hamza Aasim 6-2, 6-0Mohammad Zaryab Khan / Huzaima Abdur Rehman beat Saqib Hayat / Hamza Roman 7-5, 7-6 (5)Hamza Aasim / Mohammad Salaar Khan beat Talha Khan / Kashan Tariq 6-3, 6-3Mohammad Abid / Ahmad Chaudhary beat Kamran Maqbool / Amir Mazari 6-1, 6-1Semi Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Kamran Khan / Zalan Khan 6-3, 6-0Ladies’ Singles (Round-I): Soha Ali beat Shandana Rabbi 6-1, 6-1Natalia Zaman beat Sana Bilal 6-0, 6-0Kainat Ali beat Amna Khan 6-1, 6-3Amna Ali Qayum beat Asfa Shahbaz 5-7, 7-5, 6-2Sheeza Sajid w/o Arzoo IshfaqLalarukh Sajid w/o Mehaq KhokharMarrukh Sajid w/o Zara KhanBoys’ U18 Singles (Quarterfinals):Hamid Israr beat Zohaib Afzal Malik 6-1, 6-2Mohammad Hamza Aasim beat Mohammad Salaar Khan 6-2, 6-3Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Kashan Tariq 6-2, 6-4Hamza Roman beat Hamza Hussain 6-1, 6-3Boys’ U14 Singles (Quarterfinals):Zoahib Afzal Malik beat Syed Mahd Mahmood 4-1, 4-1Mohammad Junaid Khan beat Zohaib Amjad 5-4 (8), 4-1Mohammad Shayyan beat Essa Fahad 4-1, 4-1Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Razik Sultan 4-0, 4-0Boys & Girls U10 Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Azan Imran beat Arham Amjad 4-0, 4-2Arsh Imran beat Hashir Mustafa Subhani 4-0, 4-0Amir Masood w/o Arshman AbbasiBehroze Umer beat Mohammad Bilal Kamran 4-0, 4-0.
Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships (Day-2)
Mohammad Shoaib, Yousaf, Barkatullah, Muzammil, Mohammad Abid, Ahmad Nael, and Mudassar reach in quarterfinalsSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib (PAF), Aqeel Khan (WAPDA), Yousaf Khalil, Barkatullah, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Abid (WAPDA), Ahmad Nael Qureshi and Mudassar Murtaza (WAPDA) moved into the quarterfinals by winning their respective matches of the 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad on Wednesday. Today once again the best encounter of the day was played between upcoming youngster Ahmad Nael Qureshi and Saqib Hayat which was won by Ahmed Nael Qureshi in a thrilling three-set match with the score-line of 7-6 (3), 4-6, and 7-5. Ahmad Nael Qureshi earned the vital lead 4-2 by breaking the 1st and 5th games but Saqib bounced back brilliantly and levelled the set 6-6. The set was decided in the tie break which was won by Qureshi 7-3. In the second set, Saqib Hayat exhibited an excellent game of tennis changed his strategy, got the lead 4-2, and continued the same pace won the second set at 6-4, and leveled the match 1-1 all.In the final set, Saqib Hayat continued his winning lead 4-2 by breaking the 1st and 3rd games but was unable to hold his winning streak against the youngster Ahmed Nael Qureshi who not only changed his pace of the game but also played aggressively and hit excellent cross court and down the lines helped him to levelled the set 5 games all.By holding the 11 games took the lead 6-5 and in the 12th game Saqib, Ahmad Nael Qureshi was in full form and did not allow his opponent to settle down and won the game at 15-40 and finished the match by winning the set at 7-5 and qualified for the quarter-final for which he will face 2nd Seed Aqeel Khan. The match lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes, as the final score-line was 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5. Husnain Mehmood ITF White Badge umpire supervised the match.Results:Men’s Singles (Round-II):Mohammad Shoaib (PAF) beat Amir Mazari 6-1, 6-1Yousaf Khalil beat Hamza Roman 6-3, 6-3Muzammil Murtaza beat Mohammad Salaar Khan 6-2, 6-1Barkatullah beat Shahzad Khan 3-1 (Retd)Mudassar Murtaza beat Sami Zeb Khan 6-2, 6-1Mohammad Abid beat Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-1Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Saqib Hayat 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Zaryab Khan 6-2, 6-0Junior U18 Singles (Round-II):Hamid Israr beat Rayyan Khan 6-1, 6-2Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Saifullah Khan 6-3, 6-3Mohammad Salaar Khan beat Abdul Basit 6-4, 6-3Mohammad Hamza Aasim beat Mohammad Rehaan Noori 6-1, 6-0Kashan Tariq beat Talha Khan (PES) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0Hamza Roman w/o Hasir AhmadAhmad Nael Qureshi beat Amir Mazari 6-1, 6-2Boys U14 Singles (Round-II):Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Raja Mohammad Taha 4-0, 4-0Mohammad Junaid Khan beat Junaid Meher 1-4, 5-4 (6), 4-0Essa Fahad beat Azan Imran 4-0, 4-1Mohammad Shayyan beat Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-1Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Rohan Sohail 4-2, 4-1Razik Sultan beat Waqas Janas 4-2, 2-4, 4-0Zohaib Amjad beat Arslan Khan 4-1, 4-1.
Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships start
Ahmad Nael Qureshi surprises seventh seed Abdullah Adnan in straight sets 2-0Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Except 7th seeded, Abdullah Adnan, the rest of the seeded tennis players moved into the second round of the Men’s Singles event of the 36th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships after beating their respective opponents at Abbas PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad Tuesday. The best encounter of the day was between upcoming youngsters Ahmad Nael Qureshi and Abdullah Adnan in which Ahmad Nael Qureshi ousted the seventh seed lad in a well-contested straight-set match. In the first set, Ahmad Nael built up the winning lead 4-1 by breaking the 3rd and 5th game of Abdullah Adnan. Both the players exhibited excellent game of tennis. Abdulah bounced back by winning the 6th and 8th game and reduced the lead 4-5. At this point, Ahmad played aggressively and hold his serve in the 10 game and finished the first set at 6-4. In the second set Ahmed again played brilliantly and build the winning lead 4-2 by breaking 3rd game of Abdullah. In the 8th game both the players showed their prowess which lasted in favour of Abdullah and levelled the match 4 games all. Ahmed Nael show his supremacy and hitting excellent down the lines and cross court and break the 11th game to build up the lead 6-5 and by holding the 12th game finished the match at 7-5. Results (Men’s Singles Round-I): Mohammad Shoaib (PAF) beat Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-3, 6-0, Amir Mazari beat Mohammad Haziq Aasim 6-2, 7-5, Hamza Roman beat Mohammad Azeem Khan 6-0, 6-1, Yousaf Khalil beat Kashan Tariq 6-1, 6-1, Muzammil Murtaza beat Jibran-ul-Haq 6-2, 6-1, Mohammad Salaar Khan beat Kamran Maqbool 6-4, 6-4, Shahzad Khan beat Mustansir Ali 6-1, 6-1, Barkatullah beat Zalan Khan 6-1, 6-2, Mudassar Murtaza beat Hamza Hussain 6-3, 6-3, Sami Zeb Khan beat Mohammad Waqas Malik 6-1, 6-4, Huzaima Abdul Rehman w/o Syed Nofil Kaleem, Mohammad Abid beat Hamid Israr 6-2, 6-2, Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Abdullah Adnan 6-4, 7-5, Saqib Hayat beat Mohammad Talha Khan 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, Mohammad Zaryab Khan beat Talha Khan 6-0, 6-2, Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-1, 6-2.Junior U18 Singles (Round-I):Abdul Basit beat Kamran Khan 6-3, 6-3Kashan Tariq beat Mustansir Ali 6-4, 6-3
National Tennis: Aqeel Khan and Sarah Mehboob win crowns
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Pakistan number one tennis man Aqeel Khan and Pakistan number one tennis woman Sarah Mehboob Khan have lifted the men’s singles and women’s singles titles respectively of the 8th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships 2023 by defeating Mohammad Shoaib 2-1, and Mehak Khokhar 2-0 in the finals here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Sunday.Aziz Boolani CEO of Serena Hotels was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President-PTF was the guest of honour at this occasion. The closing ceremony was also attended by Gul Rehman Secretary-General, Imran Hassan (Director/S&M/TPS) Serena Hotels, Hina Nazir Serena Hotels, Mohammad Saleem Marwat President-KP Tennis Association, Arif Qureshi Seretary-ITA and a large number of players, and coaches.The Championships was supervised by Shahzad Akhtar Alvi -ITF White Badge Referee.Results (Finals):Men’s Singles: Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Shoaib 6-3, 1-6, 6-2Ladies’ Singles: Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Meheq Khaokhar 6-3, 6-2Boys’ U14 Single: Amir Mohammad Khan Mazari beat Abdul Basit 7-5, 5-7, 7-5
National Ranking: Aisam and Aqeel win Doubles: Nael clinches U18 title
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Pakistan number one tennis pair Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan have won the title of Men’s Double event of the 8th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships after thrashing Baratullah and Yousaf Khalil in straight sets 2-0 in the final at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. Ahmed Nael Qureshi outplayed Mohammad Hamza Aasim 2-0 in the Under-18 final with the score-line of 6-3, and 6-2 to lift the title.Sarah Mahbbob and Meheq Khokhar set to meet in the Ladies’ Singles final after defeating their respective opponents in the semifinals. The final will be played on Sunday at 10:00 am. The men’s singles final will be played between Pakistan number one Aqeel Khan and Pakistan number 2 Mohammad Shoaib afternoon at the same venue.Results:Men's Doubles (Finals): Aisam ul Haq Qureshi / Aqeel Khan beat Barkatullah / Yousaf Khalil 6-0, 6-2 Ladies’ Singles (Semifinals):Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Amna Ali Qayum 6-2, 6-2Meheq Khokhar beat Soha Ali 6-4, 6-2 Boys’ U18 Singles (Final):Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-3, 6-2Boys U14 Singles (Semifinals):Abdul Basit beat Ruhaab Faisal 6-1, 6-1Amir Mazari beat Sameer Zaman 6-4, 6-2.
National Ranking Tennis: Aisam and Aqeel reach in Doubles’ final
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Top national tennis players Aisam ul Haq Qureshi, and Aqeel Khan got rid of upcoming stars Muzammil Murtaza and Mohammad Shoaib in the Men’s Doubles Semifinals of the 8th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships-2023 here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Friday. The final score-line was 6-7 (3), 6-4, and (10-4).In the first semifinal of the men’s doubles event, Muzammil Murtaza pairing with Mohammad Shoaib displayed top-quality tennis against the best pair in the country. After losing the first set 6-7, Aisam ul Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan struggled hard on the court to bounce back in the match. They won the second set at 6-4. The final score was 6-7 (3), 6-4, (10-4). Aisam ul Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan will take on Barkatullah / Yousaf Khalil in the final on Saturday at the same venue afternoon.Results:Men's Singles (Semifinals):Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Abid 6-3, 6-3Mohammad Shoaib beat Muzammil Murtaza 6-3, 4-6, 6-3Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):Amna Ali Qayum beat Mahrukh Sajid 6-1, 6-3Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Labika Durab 6-0, 6-0Meheq Khokhar beat Zara Khan 6-0, 6-0Soha Ali beat Natalia Zaman 6-4, 6-3Men's Doubles (Semifinals):Aisam ul Haq Qureshi / Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza/ Mohammad Shoaib 6-7 (3), 6-4 (10-4)Barkatullah / Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Abid/ Shahzad Khan 7-5, 6-3Boys’ U18 (Semifinals):Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Hamza Roman 6-3, 6-1Hamza Aasim beat Asadullah 6-2, 6-3Boys’ U14 (Quarterfinals):Ruhaab Faisal beat Haziq Areejo 4-2, 4-1Sameer Zaman beat Ansarullah 4-0, 4-0Abdul Basit beat Haziq Aasim 4-2, 4-2Amir Mazari Razik Sultan 4-0, 5-3.
Mohammad Shoaib, Muzammil, Mohammad Abid, Aqeel reach in semifinals
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Abid and Aqeel Khan advanced into the semifinals of the Men’s Singles event of the 8th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships 2023 after winning their respective quarterfinals here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Thursday.Results:Men's Singles (Quarterfinals):Mohammad Shoaib beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-4Muzammil Murtaza beat Mudassir Murtaza 6-2, 6-2Mohammad Abid beat Abdullah Adnan 6-4, 6-1Aqeel Khan beat Barkatullah 6-2, 6-3Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):Meheq Khokhar beat Zara Khan 6-0, 6-0Soha Ali beat Natalia Zaman 6-4, 6-3Men's Doubles (Quarterfinals):Aisam ul Haq Qureshi / Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Salar / Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-0, 6-1 Muzammil Murtaza / Mohammad Shoaib beat Mudassir Murtaza / Abdullah Adnan 6-3, 3-6 (10-7)Mohammad Abid / Shahzad Khan w/o Sami Zeb / Mohammad ZaryabYousaf Khalil / Barkatullah beat Hamid Israr / Asadullah 6-2, 6-2Boys’ U18 (Quarterfinals):Hamza Roman beat Ahtesham Humatyun 6-2, 6-3Hamza Aasim beat Haamid Israr 6-4, 6-2Asad Zaman beat Mohammad Salar 6-1, 6-4Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Mahatir Mohammad 7-5, 6-2Boys’ U14 (Round-2):Sameer Zaman beat Junaid Meher 4-1, 4-0Amir Mazari beat Hassan Usmani 4-2, 4-2Razik Sultan beat Mahd Mehmood 4-1, 4-0Ruhaab Faisal beat Mohammad Yahya 4-1, 4-2Abdul Basit beat Zohaib Amjad 4-1, 4-0Haziq Areejo beat Saqib Ali 4-1, 4-1Ansarullah beat Laraib Shamsi 4-1, 1-4, 4-0Mohammad Haziq Aasim beat Orhan Sohail 4-0, 4-0.
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