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Benazir Bhutto National Tennis to start on Tuesday
Sports Reporter
ISLAMABAD (December 12, 2022): The 8th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship will start on Tuesday with its main draw here at Islamabad Tennis Complex. On Monday, the different qualifying rounds matches were held to complete the Main Draw.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Qualifying Round-I):
Parbhat bt Ahmed Murad 6-0; Mustansar Ali Khan bt Danish Ramzan 6-4;Ikram Ullah Khan bt Sameer Kiyani 7-5; Asad Zaman bt faisal Khalil 6-1; Huzaifa Khan bt Adnan Rashid 6-0; Uzair Khan bt Shawaal Azeem 6-3; Abdullah Hassan bt Raza Ali 6-1; Kamran Khan bt Mohammad Talha Khan 6-0; Abdul Hanan bt Izhar Iftikhar 6-4; Syed Murtaza Hussain bt Abdul Samad 6-0; Jibran ul Haq bt Major Suleman 6-2; Hasam Khan bt Jadraan 6-0; Azeem Khan bt Hmza Rehmat 6-1; Abdullah Shafqat bt Abdullah Qureshi 6-0; Daisuke bt Mohammad Zaryab Khan 6-4; Mohammad Salar bt Abdullah Karim 6-0; Abdullah Adnan bt Baqir Ali 6-3; Nalain Abas bt Yahya Musa looni 6-4.
Men’s Singles (Qualifying Round-II):
Ikram Ullah bt Mustansar 6-2; Usman Ijaz bt Saifullah 6-0; Asad Zaman bt Mohammad Abu Bakar 6-1; Mohammad Huzaifa bt Aqeel Khan 6-1; Uzair bt Noor 6-3; Kamran bt Syed Abdullah 6-0; Abdullah Adnan bt Hmmad 6-0; Jibran ul Haq bt Murtaza 6-1; Hassam bt Azeem Khan 6-4; Daisuke bt Abdullah Shafqat 6-1; Jabir Ali bt Kashan 6-1; Salar bt Zaeem Ghafoor 6-1; Abdullah Adnan bt Haseeb 6-0; Nalain bt Mohammad Abdullah 6-4.
Men’s Singles (Qualifying Round-III):
Parbhat bt Ikram Ullah 6-1; Usman bt Asad 6-2; Mohammad Huzaifa bt Inam Qadir 6-0; Kamran bt Uzair 7-5; Jibran bt Abdul Hannan 7-6 (11); Daisuke bt Hasam 6-2; Jabir bt Mohammad Salar 6-4; Abdullah Adnan bt Nalain 6-2.
Under-18 Singles (Qualifying Round):
Sameer bt Yahya Musa loni 6-0; Saifullah bt Mohammad Hamza 6-3; Faisal bt Mohammad Uzair 6-2; Nabeel bt Arsalan 6-0; Ibrahim bt Mohammad Ahyan 6-1;
Federal Cup: Mohammad Shoaib, Sarah Mehboob grab titles
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD (December 10, 2022): Second seed man, Mohammad Shoaib and top seed lady, Sarah Mehboob have clinched the men’s & women’s Singles titles of the 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships after beating their opponents in the finals here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Saturday.
In the Men’s Singles Final, 21-year-old, 2nd seed Mohammad Shoaib of PAF registered an upset victory after toppling top-seed Aqeel Khan in a thrilling, see-saw match which lasted over 1 hour 35 minutes 7-5, 3-6, (retd) to win the Championship.
Shoaib got off to a flying start, taking a 2-0 lead, but Aqeel fought back to draw level, Shoaib again break the 11th game of Aqeel and took the lead 6-5 and by holding the 12 game, finished the set at 7-5.
In the second set, after a few closely fought games, Aqeel took complete control of the game and won 6-3, as the deciding set was expected to see some exhilarating tennis but due to injury Aqeel Khan left the match in favour of Shoaib Khan.
Earlier in the day, in the Ladies Singles Sarah Mahboob beat Noor Malik 6-2 (Retd.) Although expectations were that the encounter would be closely fought out, but Noor Malik left the match due to her elbow injury. Sarah was awarded a cash award of Rs. 40,000 whereas Noor Malik pocketed Rs. 24,000.
Heera Ashiq pairing with Yousaf Khalil clinched the Men’s Doubles title by defeating Muzammil Murtaza and Mudassar Murtaza in a well contested three sets match with the score-line of 6-7 (4), 7-5 and 10-6. All the players showed quality tennis and long rallies were witnessed from the base lines. Muzammil & Mudassar won the first set at 7-6(4). In the second set Heera & Yousaf changed the strategy and start attacking on the net and won the second set at 7-5. The match was decided in the super tie break which was won by Heera & Yousaf at 10-6.
Tariq Mehmood Murtaza, President Islamabad Tennis Association awarded Cash award of Rs.10,000 and a gold medal to Husanian Mehmood who passed his ITF White Badge Chair Umpire this year.
Results (finals):
Men’s Singles (Final):
Mohammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan 7-5, 3-6 (Retd)
Ladies Singles (Final):
Sarah Mahboob beat Noor Malik 6-2 (Retd.)
Men’s Doubles (Final):
Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil beat Muzammil Murtaza / Mudassar Murtaza 6-7 (4), 7-5, 10-6
Under-18 Singles (Final)
Sami Zeb Khan beat Bilal Asim 6-3, 6-4
Under-12 Boys & Girls Singles (Final):
Abdur Rehman beat Haziq Arejo 3-5, 5-2, 4-0
Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib reach in Federal Cup final
Sports Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan number one tennis player, top seed Aqeel Khan will take on Mohammad Shoaib in the final of the 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship on Saturday after beating their respective rivals Muzammil and Mudassar respectively here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Friday.
Top seed Aqeel Khan had to toil hard on the court to overcome his challenger, who gave him tough fight in the three-set thriller. Both players displayed top quality game in this match, as it was high-caliber and remarkable tennis and excellent forehand and backhand drives were witnessed.
In the first set, Muzammil ground strokes were prefect in rhythm and he was flawless from the net and out played Aqeel Khan won the first set at 6-4. In the 2nd set, Aqeel Khan bounced back aggressively and gained his strength according to experience player and level the match 1-1 set all. In the final set, Aqeel Khan kept the same pressure and won set and match at score of 6-3 by breaking 2nd game of Muzammil and qualified for the final of Men’s Singles. The match lasted 2 hrs 16 minutes.
In the second semifinal, twenty-one years old Mohammad Shoaib outclassed the 6th seed Mudassar Murtaza by playing excellent game of tennis in straight set win 6-4 6-2. Tariq Mehmood Murtaza Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority and president, Islamabad Tennis Association will grace the occasion on Men’s Singles final on Saturday and will distribute the prizes amongst the winners and runners-up.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Semifinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mudassar Murtaza 6-4, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Semifinals):
Sarah Mahboob beat Amna Qayyum 6-0, 6-0
Noor Malik Vs Esha Jawad (in progress)
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Muzammil Murtaza / Mudassar Murtaza beat Mohammad Shoaib / Barkatullah 1-6, 6-3, 10-2
Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Talha Khan / Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-4, 6-1
Under-18 Singles (Semifinals):
Bilal Asim beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
Sami Zeb Khan beat Mohammad Talha Khan 7-6 (14), 6-7 (5), 6-3
Under-12 Boys & Girls (Semifinals):
Abdur Rehman beat Mohammad Shakib 4-1, 4-2
Haziq Arejo beat Hajra Suhail 4-1, 4-1
Federal Cup: Aqeel Khan overcomes Barkatullah 2-0 in Singles fixture
Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan overcame Barkatullah 2-0 in the first quarterfinal of the Men’s Single event of the 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Thursday. The final score-line was 6-1 and 7-5.
The top seed Aqeel Khan faced little resistance from 8th seeded Barkatullah. In the opening set, Aqeel served and returned well to finish the set comfortably at 6-1. In the second set which was marked with aces and long rallies and the score went up to 5-5 all as both players held their respective serves, Aqeel broke the eleventh game of Barkat by hitting some winners down the line forced out Barkatullah in 7-5.
The 4th seed Muzammil Murtaza conveniently won his encounter against upcoming proficient Abdullah Adnan 6-2, 6-3. The 6th seed Mudassar Murtaza qualified for the semifinal when 3rd seed Mohammad Abid retired hurt due to injury at 5-0 in the first set.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Barkatullah 6-1, 7-5
Muzammil Murtaza beat Abdullah Adnan 6-2, 6-3
Mudassar Murtaza beat Mohammad Abid 5-0 (Retd)
Mohammad Shoaib beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-3
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Sarah Mahboob w/o Amara Qadir
Esha Jawad w/o Sheeza Sajid
Amna Qayyum w/o Mehaq Khokar
Noor Malik bt Soha Ali 6-4, 6-4
Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Shoaib / Barkatullah beat Sami Zeb Khan / Abdullah Adnan 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Muzammil Murtaza / Mudassar Murtaza beat Bilal Asim / Mahatir Mohammad Khan 7-5, 6-4
Mohammad Talha Khan / Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Parbat Kumar / Baqar Ali 7-6 (2), 6-2
Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil w/o Hamid Israr / Ahmed Naeel Qureshi
Under-18 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Bilal Asim beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Hamid Israr 2-4(retd)
Sami Zeb Khan beat Mohammad Salar 6-2, 7-5
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-2, 6-2
Under-12 Boys & Girls Singles:
Abdur Rehman beat Mohammad Hassan Usmani 4-1, 3-5, 4-2
Ahmed Khan beat Mohammad Shakib 5-3, 4-2
Haziq Arejo beat Mohammad Junaid Khan 4-0, 4-0
Hajra Suhail beat Ihsanullah Kabir 5-3, 5-3.
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship to start on December 12
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: The 8th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship will start on December 12, at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC), here.
According to an official of ITC, over 300 men and women players will participate in the championship, as the 13 competitions will be held including men’s singles, men’s doubles, ladies singles, Boys Under-18, Girls Under-18, Boys Under-14, Girls Under-14, Boys and Girls Under-12, Boys and Girls Under-10, Special Child, Senior doubles 45 plus, Senior doubles 60 plus and media open event.
Kamran Khalil will perform the duties of the tournament director, as the draws of the championship will be announced on December 11, 2022 at the championship venue. The qualifying round will be played on December 12 and the semifinals on December 17. The Final will be played on December 18 at the same venue.
The championship will be played under the supervision of the Islamabad Tennis Complex and in Collaboration with Sindh Sports Board.
Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis: quarterfinals line-up completes
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
Federal Cup: Aqeel Khan and other seeding players advance into Round-II
faisal
ISLAMABAD: Besides top seed Aqeel Khan, 16 players have jumped into the second round of the Men’s Singles event of the ongoing 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships at Syed Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad on Tuesday.
The best encounter of the day was between upcoming youngsters Ahmed Nael Qureshi and Sami Zeb Khan, both from Islamabad. Ahmed Nael Qureshi won the match in a well-contested three-set match. In the first set, Sami Zeb was leading 5-2 by breaking the 3rd and 7th games of Qureshi and grabbed the 1st set by holding his own serve of the 8th game.
In the second set, Qureshi changed his game plan and played aggressively to take up the lead 5-1 by breaking 2nd, 4th, and 6th games of Khan. At this point, Qureshi lost his 7th game by hitting some unforced down the lines but in the 9th game, Qureshi wrapped up the set at 6-3 and leveled the match 1-1 set all.
In the final set, Qureshi again changed his pace of the game and build up the winning lead without conceding a single game by breaking 1st, 3rd and 5th games of Khan. In the 2nd round Qureshi will face top seed Aqeel Khan in the pre-quarterfinal tomorrow (Wednesday) at the same venue.
The second round matches of Men’s Singles, Junior Singles as well as 1st round of Men’s Doubles, Ladies Singles will be held on Wednesday (December 7, 2022) at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex courts, Islamabad.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Main Draw Round-I):
Aqeel Khan beat Bilal Asim 6-1, 7-5
Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Sami Zeb Khan 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Mohammad Azeem Khan 7-6 (5), 6-1
Barkatullah beat Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-3, 6-2
Muzammil Murtaza beat Hamid Israr 6-3, 6-3
Sayed Nofil Kaleem beat Abdul Hanan Khan 6-2, 6-4
Abdullah Adnan beat Shahzad Khan 2-6, 7-5 (retd)
Heera Ashiq beat Major Suleman 6-1, 6-1
Muadssar Murtaza beat Parbat Kumar 6-2, 6-1
Mohammad Waqas Malik beat Hasam Khan 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7)
Baqar Ali beat Jibran-ul-Haq 6-4, 6-2
Mohammad Abid beat Usman Ejaz Yousaf 6-3, 6-1
Yousaf Khalil beat Mahatir Mohammad Khan 7-5, 6-3
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Uzair Khan 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Asadullah Khan beat Daisuke Ubemi 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Salar 6-0, 6-2.
Under-18 Singles (Main Draw Round-I):
Bilal Asim beat Faisal Khalil 6-1, 6-0
Talha Khan w/o Jabir Ali
Hamid Israr beat Saaim Shehzad 6-0, 6-0
Abdul Hanan Khan beat Zaeem Ghafoor 6-0, 6-0
Arslan Khan w/o Saif Ali Khan
Mohammad Salar w/o Abdul Basit
Ibrahim Nouman Yousaf w/o Nabeel Ali Qayyum
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Rayan Ahmed Khan 6-1, 6-0
Mohammad Hamza Aasim w/o Hamza Roman Khan.
Federal Cup Tennis Championship: Eight players qualify for the main draw
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.
Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships from December 5, 2022
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 3, 2022): The 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships for Men and Women will be rolled into action from December 5 here at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue under the control of Islamabad Tennis Association (ITA).
According to an official ITA, the 35th edition of the Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships for men and women will start from December 5, 2022. Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Boys Under-18 and Boys & Girls Under-12 disciplines will be the part of top national events.
Top national tennis players including Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Abid, Muzammil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, Mudassar Murtaza, Heera Ashiq and Barkatullah will fight for top honour during the 7-day tennis fixture.
Also, top national girls including Sarah Mahboob Khan, Noor Malik, Esha Jawad, Mehaq Khokhar and many more national players in Junior Under-18 events have confirmed their participation and would show their game skills in the championship.
The men’s singles qualifying draw of 64 was taken out in which 45 players from different parts of the country will be competing and 8 will qualify for the Main Draw of Men’s Singles. The qualifying matches will start on 5th December 2022 at 9:30 AM at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
Tariq Mehmood Murtaza, President ITA and Chairman of Rawalpindi Development Authority earlier chaired the Executive Committee meeting and approved the arrangements for holding the 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships in a befitting manner for the development and promotion of the game of tennis in the country.
Pakistan Open Tennis Championship: Muzammil and Sarah clinch titles
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE: Muzammil Murtaza and Sarah Mehboob Khan have clinched the men’s and ladies singles titles of the 6th Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2022 that concluded here at Nishtar Park Tennis Courts on Saturday.
In the men's singles final, Muzammil Murtaza played well against M Shoaib and outpaced him by 6-4, 7-5 to clinch the title. The ladies singles final saw Sarah Mehboob Khan utilizing her wide experience to outsmart spirited Noor Malik (Wapda) 7-5, 6-2.
The boys’ Under-18 title was claimed by Bilal Asim, who outlasted Mahatir Muhammad 6-2, 7-5 in the final. Hamid Israr/Nael Qureshi won the U-18 doubles title by outpacing Sami Zeb Khan/Hasheesh Kumar 6-2, 6-4. The boys U-16 title was clinched by Sheheryar Anees, who defeated Asad Zaman 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
Abubakar Talha/Zohaib Afzal Malik - one of the top junior pairs of the country – added another feather in their decorated cap as they grabbed the U-14 doubles title by beating Amir Mazari/Nabeel Qayum 4-0, 4-5, 10-7. Abubakar doubled his crown by beating Amir Mazari 6-1, 1-0 (rtd) in the boys U-14 final.
In the boys’ Under-12 final, Abdur Rehman beat Ismail Aftab 4-2, 4-2 to lift the title. The boys/girls U-12 doubles title was claimed by Abubakar/Zunaisha, who beat Ismail Aftab/Abdur Rehman 4-2, 4-2 in the final. The boys/girls U-10 title was won by Shayan Afridi, who routed Hajra Suhail 4-1, 4-2.
In the seniors 35 plus doubles final, Shehzad/Inam Gul beat Talha Waheed/Tanveer Munir 6-1, 6-4 while in the seniors 45 plus doubles final, Sheheryar Salamat/Khurram Imtiaz beat Ashar/Adnan 5-7, 7-5, 10-8 and in seniors 65 plus doubles finals, Asad Niaz/Kh Khurram beat Waqar Nisar/Raheel.
Secretary Sports & Youth Affairs Ehsan Bhutta and PLTA Chairman Iftikhar Ahmad Rao graced the concluding ceremony as chief guest and distributed prizes among the winners of different age group categories in the presence of PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik, officials and tennis players, families and game lovers.
Rashid Malik thanked IPC Minister Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari, Punjab Sports Minister Malik Taimoor Masood, Secretary Sports Ehsan Bhutta, DG Sports Tariq Qureshi, PLTA Chairman Rao Iftikhar, entire SBP management and all others especially the managements of Metro Cash & Cash, TS Builders and Sheikhoo Steel for making this event a huge success.
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