Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Rising tennis lad, Sami Zeb Khan outplayed Heera Ashiq 2-1 in the men’s singles discipline of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament here at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) - Syed Dilawar Abbas (SDA) Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Tuesday. The final score-line was 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4.
Sami Zeb Khan and Heera Ashiq displayed feisty tennis at the beginning of the match, as both players locked their horns by playing powerful forehand and backhand drives from down the line. The first set advanced neck-to-neck and Heera finished it on a tie-break and earned a vital lead of 1-0.
After going down, Sami Zeb changed his strategy in the second set and played a superb game, and did not allow Heera to settle his feet on the court. Zeb was also good in serves and hit winners a number of times in the second set. Sami Zeb Khan leveled the match 1-1 after winning the set at 6-2.
Heera showed some resistance in the decisive set, however, Sami did not spare a single occasion to take the lead. Both players exhibited top-quality tennis in the third set, as Sami made a fine finish to exit his opponent from the men’s singles event of the prestigious national tennis tournament.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President-PTF was the chief guest at the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was attended by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Aqeel Khan, and a large number of players, parents, coaches, and officials of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF).
Results: Men's Singles (Round-I):
Abdullah Adnan beat Ahmed Babar 6-0, 6-1
Imran Bhatti beat Jibran ul Haq 6-4, 6-3
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Israr Gul 6-1, 6-2
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Bakir Ali 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Muzammil Murtaza beat Asadullah 7-5, 6-3
Sami Zeb Khan beat Heera Ashiq 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4
Mohammad Abid beat Hasam Khan 6-3, 6-2
Shahzad Khan beat Hamid Israr 6-4, 6-0
Mudassir Murtaza beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-2, 6-1
Aqeel Khan beat Waqas Malik 6-2, 6-0
Yousaf Khalil beat Bilal Asim 6-0, 6-1
Saqib Hayat beat Farman Shakeel 6-3, 6-1
Mahatir Mohammad beat Shahid Afridi 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Mohammad Shoaib beat Usman Ejaz 6-0, 6-2
Barkatullah beat Mohammad Hamza Asim 6-1, 6-1
Faizan Fayyaz beat Mohammad Zain Ali Hayat 6-0, 6-2.
Results: Boys’ Under-18 (Round-I):
Sami Zeb Khan beat Mohammad Haziq Asim 6-1, 6-1
Kamran Khan beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-4, 6-2
Saifullah Khan beat Bilal Ikram 6-1, 6-1
Farman Shakeel beat Hamza Rehmat 6-1, 6-0
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Ibrahim Bin Sohail 6-0, 6-1
Results: Boys’ Under-14 Singles (Round-I):
Ahmed Shaikh beat Anees Khan 5-4 (5), 4-2
Amir Mazari beat Hashir Alam 4-0, 4-1
Abdullah Khan beat Ali Bachani 4-0, 4-1
Syed Hassan Usmani beat Ahmed Khan 4-2, 4-2
Abdul Basit beat Haziq Areejo 4-1, 5-3
Rayan Khan beat Junaid Khan 4-0, 4-2
Ihsanullah Kabir beat Mohammad Sohan Noor 3-5, 5-4 (6), 5-4
Sameer Zaman beat Abdul Razak 4-1, 4-1.
