Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: 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, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib beat Muzammil Murtaza 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):
Amna Ali Qayum beat Mahrukh Sajid 6-1, 6-3
Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Labika Durab 6-0, 6-0
Meheq Khokhar beat Zara Khan 6-0, 6-0
Soha Ali beat Natalia Zaman 6-4, 6-3
Men'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, 6-3
Boys’ U18 (Semifinals):
Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Hamza Roman 6-3, 6-1
Hamza Aasim beat Asadullah 6-2, 6-3
Boys’ U14 (Quarterfinals):
Ruhaab Faisal beat Haziq Areejo 4-2, 4-1
Sameer Zaman beat Ansarullah 4-0, 4-0
Abdul Basit beat Haziq Aasim 4-2, 4-2
Amir Mazari Razik Sultan 4-0, 5-3.
