Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 3, 2022): The 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships for Men and Women will be rolled into action from December 5 here at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue under the control of Islamabad Tennis Association (ITA).
According to an official ITA, the 35th edition of the Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships for men and women will start from December 5, 2022. Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Boys Under-18 and Boys & Girls Under-12 disciplines will be the part of top national events.
Top national tennis players including Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Abid, Muzammil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, Mudassar Murtaza, Heera Ashiq and Barkatullah will fight for top honour during the 7-day tennis fixture.
Also, top national girls including Sarah Mahboob Khan, Noor Malik, Esha Jawad, Mehaq Khokhar and many more national players in Junior Under-18 events have confirmed their participation and would show their game skills in the championship.
The men’s singles qualifying draw of 64 was taken out in which 45 players from different parts of the country will be competing and 8 will qualify for the Main Draw of Men’s Singles. The qualifying matches will start on 5th December 2022 at 9:30 AM at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
Tariq Mehmood Murtaza, President ITA and Chairman of Rawalpindi Development Authority earlier chaired the Executive Committee meeting and approved the arrangements for holding the 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships in a befitting manner for the development and promotion of the game of tennis in the country.