Faisal JB
ISLAMABAD: Rising tennis girl, Noor Malik thrashed Natalia Zaman 2-1 in the Ladies Singles quarterfinal of the 7th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022 at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Friday. The final score-line was 6-2, 6-7 (3), and 6-3.
Both girls displayed top qualify game in the three sets thriller, as the heavyweight Noor Malik won the first set quite easily after conceding a couple of games, however, Natalia put resistance in the second game and did not allow Noor to take a breath of a sigh. Natalia won the second set on tie break and leveled the match 1-1.
Noor was looking aggressive in the final game and played an excellent drive from down the line and hit excellent winners. She finished the third set at 6-0 to confirm her berth in the semifinal of the national tennis tournament.
Results:
Men's Singles (Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Shoaib beat Heera Ashiq 6-4, 6-2
Mohammad Abid beat Mudassir Murtaza 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Aqeel Khan beat Barkatullah 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Men's Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Mudassir Murtaza / Mohammad Abid beat Abdullah Adnan/ Imran Bhatti 6-0, 6-4
Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil beat Mahmood Khan/ Talha Waheed 6-4, 6-3
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Noor Malik beat Natalia Zaman 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3
Boys’ Singles Under-18 (Quarterfinals):
Sami Zeb Khan beat Uzair Khan 6-2, 6-2
Hamid Israr beat Asad Zaman 6-0, 7-5
Bilal Asim beat Rahim Veqar 6-2, 6-2
Mahatir Mohammad beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-0
Boys Singles Under-14 (Quarterfinals):
Amir Mazari beat Nabeel Ali Qayum 6-4, 6-0
Mohammad Hamza Asim beat Sameer Zaman 6-4, 6-3
Abdul Basit beat Haziq Asim 6-3, 6-0
