Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Abdullah Hanan Khan, Baqar Ali, Abdullah Adnan, Daisuke Unemi (Japan), Mohammad Azeem Khan, Jibran-ul-Haq, Major Suleman and Hasam Khan qualified for the main draw of men’s singles by winning their respective matches on the opening day of 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2022, at Syed Dilawar Abbas & Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex Islamabad on Monday.
A total number of 40 matches were decided on the qualifying day. The main draw matches will be played on Tuesday. As many as 20 players were accepted directly into the main draw as per PTF National Ranking whereas 4 Wild Card and 8 qualifiers completed the draw of 32.
Top seed Aqeel Khan (WAPDA), Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Abid, Muzammil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, Mudassar Murtaza, Heera Ashiq and Barkatullah are already in the main draw, which will be rolled into action on Tuesday at the same venue.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Qualifying Round):
Abdullah Hanan Khan beat Sikandar Ameen 6-1; Baqar Ali beat Abdul Shafqat 6-1; Abdullah Adnan beat Mohammad Bilal 6-0; Daisuke Unemi (Japan) beat Shahsawar Khan 6-1; Mohammad Azeem Khan beat Mohammad Haziq Aasim 6-2; Jibran-ul-Haq beat Danish Raza 6-0; Major Suleman beat Mohammad Kamran Khan 6-4; Hasam Khan beat Talha Khan 6-1.
Qualifying (Round-II):
Abdullah Hannan Khan beat Hassan Kamran Qureshi 6-1; Sikandar Ameen beat Hamza Rehmat 6-1; Abdullah Shafqat beat Adnan Rashid 6-0; Baqir Ali w/o Asad Zaman; Abdullah Adnan beat Aqil Khan 6-0; Mohammad Bilal Farooqi beat Ahmed Murad Khan 6-0; Shahsawar Khan w/o Hamza Roman Khan; Daisuke Unemi beat Nalain Abbas 6-1; Mohammad Azeem Khan beat Mohammad Shawaal Azeem 6-0; Mohammad Hazir Aasim beat Li Teng 6-2; Danis Raza beat Inam Qadir 6-3; Jibran-ul-Haq beat Jabir Ali 6-4; Mohammad Kamran Khan Khalil beat Raza Ali 6-0; Major Suleman beat Rafay Tarrar 6-4; Talha Khan beat Yahya Musa Luni 7-6(2); Hasam Khan beat Saifullah Khan 6-2
Qualifying (Round-I):
Sikandar Ameen beat Guffran Alam 6-0; Abdullah Shafqat beat Syed Abdullah Hassan 6-2; Baqar Ali beat Kashan-ul-Haq 6-2; Aqil Khan (PES) beat Faisal Khalil 6-0; Ahmed Murad Khan beat Abdullah Karim 6-2; Daisuke Unemi (JPN) w/o Saif Ali Khan; Mohammad Shawaal Azeem beat Bilal Taibzada 6-1; Li Teng beat Raya Ahmed Khan 6-2; Jibran-ul-Haq w/o Hassan Zeb; Rafay Tarrar beat Zaeem Ghafoor 6-1; Talha Khan (PES) beat Asif Mehmood 6-0; Saifulah Khan beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-2.
