Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Farhan Altaf and Zain Nawab set to meet in the final of the 18th West Berry Tennis Championship Men's Singles event after showing acceptable performance in the top-4 stage at Defense Authority (DA) Creek Club Karachi.
According to available information, Farhan Altaf outplayed Nadir Mirza in the first semifinal with the score-line of 7-6 and 6-0 while Zain Nawab had to toil hard to overcome Nadir Bachani 2-1. The final score-line was 3-6, 6-1 and 10-0.
Later in the Men's Doubles, Air vice Marshal Razi Nawab pairing with his son Zain Nawab claimed an historical victory by thrashing high ranked pair and top seed Aqeel Shabbir and Murad Khan by 8-4 in the semifinal.
Results (Day-6):
Men's Singles Semi
Farhan Altaf defeated Nadir Mirza 7-6, 6-0
Zain Nawab defeated Nadir Bachani (Hyderabad) 3-6, 6-1, 10-0
Juniors Under-17 Singles Semi
Rahim Waqar defeated Ahsan Ahmed 6-4, 6-0
Girls U-15 Singles Semi-Finals
Laiba Ismail defeated Shanzeh Rashid 6-1, 5-4
Varsha Das defeated Amna Harris 4-2, 4-2
Under-13 Singles Semi
Neil Mirza defeated Ali Bachani (Hyderabad) 4-1, 5-4
Under-11 Singles Quarter
Hadi Mahmood defeated Larib Shamsi 5-3, 4-0
Men's Doubles Semi
Noor Mustafa + Danish Ramzan defeated Vinod Das + Ali Imam 9-7
Zain Nawab + Razi Nawab defeated Murad Khan + Aqeel Shabbir 8-4
Plus +35 Singles Final
Saqib Zia defeated Robin Das 8-2
Under 9 Singles Semi
Rashid Bachani (Hyderabad) defeated Mustafa Naveed 4-1, 4-2
Majid Ali (Hyderabad) Ahl Defeated Imran 5-4, 2-4, 10-6
Plus +35 Doubles Semifinals
Asad Ali Bhagat + Naomi Qamar defeated Ali Mansoor Zaidi + Shamil Tajmal 8-1.
