Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 7, 2022): Aqeel Khan, Barkatullah, Abdullah Adnan, Yousaf Khalil, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Shoaib, Mudassar Murtaza and Mohammad Abid advanced into the quarterfinals by winning their respective matches at the 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships at Syed Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad on Wednesday.
Unseeded Abdullah Adnan caused the major upset of the day when he defeated experienced 7th seed Heera Ashiq in a well contested straight-set match 7-6(5) 6-4. Both the players exhibited good game of tennis, but in the 8th game Heera Ashiq struggled hard to save the game after 5 deuces. The set was decided in a tie-break which was won by Abdullah Adnan 7-4. In the second set both the players again displayed good tennis and reached 4-4 all. In the crucial 9th game, Heera hit two double faults and lost the game. In the 10th game Abdullah played very well and won the 2nd set 6-4 and qualified for the quarter-final.
Top seed Aqeel Khan was in excellent form and eliminated Ahmed Nael Qureshi in a straight match 6-3 6-0. 2nd seed Muhammad Soahib also comfortably won his encounter against Asadullah Khan 6-2 6-2; Mohammad Abid did not allow his opponent in the court and brushed off Baqar Ali in straight sets 6-1 6-0. Muzammil Murtaza and Mudassar Murtaza were also too good to win their matches in straight sets.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President Pakistan Tennis Federation visited the PTF Complex, interacted with the players and officials of the tournament, and witnessed some matches. He appreciated the efforts of ITA for organizing the 35th Federal Cup in a highly befitting manner. Arif Qureshi Referee of the tournament briefed him about the participation of huge number of entries.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Draw Pre Quarterfinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-3 6-0
Barkatullah beat M.Talha Khan 6-3 6-2
Abdullah Adnan beat Heera Ashiq 7-6(5) 6-4
Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-3 6-1
Muzammil Murtaza beat Syed Nofil Kaleem 6-1 6-1
Mudassir Murtaza beat Mohammad Waqas Malik 6-2 6-1
Mohammad Abid beat Baqar Ali 6-1 6-0
Mohammad Shoaib beat Asadullah Khan 6-2 6-2
Under-18 Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):
Bilal Asim beat Talha Khan 6-0 6-0
Sami Zeb Khan w/o Ibrahim Yousaf
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-4 6-2
Mohammad Salar beat Arslan Khan 6-0 6-0
Mahatir Mohammad beat Shahsawar Khan 6-1 3-6 6-0
Hamid Israr beat Abdul Hanan Khan 6-2 7-5
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Hamza Rehman 6-0 6-1
Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Uzair Khan 6-0 6-3.
Ladies Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):
Amara Khan beat Madina Qadir 6-3 6-0
Esha Jawad beat Kianat Ali 6-0 6-0
Soha Ali beat Zainab Ali Naqvi 6-1 6-0.
Men’s Doubles (Pre-Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan / Mohammad Talha Khan beat Mohammad Waqas Malik / Asadullah Khan 7-5, 2-6 (10-7)
Bilal Asim / Mahatir Mohammad beat Uzair Khan / Hasam Khan 6-2 6-0
Sami Zeb Khan / Abdullah Adnan beat Mohammad Salar / Major Suleman 6-1 6-2
Under-12 Singles (Main Draw):
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Uzair 4-0 4-0
Ahmed Khan beat Anas (Pes) 4-0 4-0
Uzair Abbasi beat Changaz Leghari 4-0 4-0
Abdur Rehman w/o Uzair – PES
Haziq Arejo beat Eesa Fahad 4-0 4-2
Mohammad Shakib beat Behroze Wander Maimoom 4-0 4-0
Mohammad Junaid Khan beat Aamir Masood Abbasi 4-0 4-0
Ihsanullah Kabir beat Moazzam Babar 4-0 4-0
Hajra Suhail beat Mahad Mehmood 4-0 4-0
