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Mohammad Shoaib notches Benazir Bhutto National Tennis crown
Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib notched the Men’s Singles title of the 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship after overcoming Muzammil Murtaza 2-1 in the final here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Sunday.
In the men’s singles, Mohammad Shoaib and Muzammil Murtaza started the final with powerful strokes and classic drop shots, as both players broke the services twice until the first set went up at 6-6. Muzammil missed a set point when he was ahead at 6-5 and the 11th game saw four deuced, as Shoaib won the game and 12th too to win the set at 7-5.
After going down, 0-1, Muzammil changed the shirt and tactics too. He showed his peak form and played bravely, as his opponent Mohammad Shaoib made some unforced errors and many times hit the ball in the net. Muzammil finished the game 6-1 to bounce back into the match. In the final set, Mohammad Shaoib was looking careful and did not go on finishing. The third set was leveled at 4-4, at this stage Mohammad Shoaib broke the serve of his opponent and held his own serve to end the match with the score-line of 7-5, 1-6, and 6-4.
Earlier, in the women’s final, top seed Sarah Mehbood quashed Esha Javed 2-0 in straight sets, as she conceded only a single game during the two sets.
Results (finals):
Men’s Singles: Mohammad Shoaib beat Muzamil Murtaza 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
Ladies’ Singles: Sarah Mehboob beat Esha Javad 6-0, 6-1
Boys’ Under-12 Single: Hassan Usmani beat Shayan Afridi 2-4, 5-3, 4-2
Under-10 Single: Shayan Afridi beat Hajra 4-1, 4-2
Senior 45 Doubles: Azeem Khan/Mehmood Khan beat Israr Gul/Rashid Malik 5-7, 6-1, 10-7
Heera Ashiq, Yousaf Khalil win the Doubles Crown of Benazir Bhutto Tennis
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD: Heera Ashiq pairing with Yousaf Khalil have won the Men’s Doubles crown of the 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship 2022 after overcoming Mohammad Shoaib and Barkat Ullah in a nerve-jangling final here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday. The final score-line was 7-6 (3) and 7-6 (4).
Both teams’ players exhibited top-quality tennis, as no one was ready to succumb till the last point. Two sets were decided on tie-break, as both pairs were in excellent form and playing great tennis.
Later, in men’s singles, Muzammil Murataza and Mohammad Shoaib qualified for the final, as in the first semifinal Muzammil Murtaza toppled top seed Aqeel Khan in straight sets with the score-line of 6-3 and 7-5.
Results:
Men’s Singles (semifinals):
Muzamil Murtaza beat Aqeel Khan 6-3, 7-5
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 6-2, 6-3
Men’s Doubles (final):
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Shoaib/Barkat Ullah 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4)
Ladies Singles (semifinals):
Sarah Mehboob beat Soha Ali 6-3, 6-3
Esha Javad beat Meheq Khokhar 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Boys U-18 boys Single (final):
Bilal Asim beat Ahmed Nael 6-3, 6-2
Girls’ U-18 Single (final):
Soha Ali beat Amna Ali Qayum 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Boys U-14 Single (final):
Syed Hamza Hussain beat Abdul Basit 4-2, 4-2
Boys/Girls U12 Single (semifinals):
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Haziq Areejo 4-0, 4-2
Shayan Afridi beat Razik Sultan 4-2, 5-3;
Boys/Girls U10 Single (semifinals):
Shayan Afridi beat Rashid Ali Bachani 4-1, 4-1
Hajra beat Zayd Zaman 4-0, 4-0
Benazir Bhutto Tennis: Meheq, Soha, Sarah and Esha reach in semifinals
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD: Meheq Khokar, Soha Ali, Sarah Mehboob and Esha Javad moved into the Ladies’ Singles semifinals of the ongoing 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship after winning their respective matches here at Islamabad Tennis complex on Friday.
In the men’s singles, Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murataza , Mohammad Abid, and, Mohammad Shoaib reached the men’s-singles semifinals by beating their respective opponents. Mohammad Abid toiled hard in the court to overcome his challenger Yusuf Khalil, who won the first game 7-5 and gave a tough time to Abid. The final score-line was 5-7, 6-3, and 6-1.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):
Muzamil Murtaza bt Barkat Ullah 6-4, 6-4; Mohammad Shoaib bt Abdullah Adnan 6-4, 6-1; Aqeel Khan bt Mudasir Murtaza 6-2, 7-6(4); Mohammad Abid bt Yousaf Khalil 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil bt Aqeel Khan/Sami Zeb Khan 6-3, 6-2; Mohammad Shoaib/Barkat Ullah bt Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malik 6-4, 6-3
Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):
Meheq Khokar bt Amna Ali Qayum 5-7, 7-5, 2-1 Retd; Soha Ali bt Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Mehboob bt Amrah Khan 6-0, 6-0; Esha Javad bt Shandana Rabbi 6-0, 6-0.
Boys’ Under-18 (Semifinals):
Bilal Asim bt Sami Zeb Khan 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-0; Ahmed Nael bt Mahatir Mohammad 7-5, 6-3;
Boys’ Under-14 (Semifinals):
Syed Hamza Hussain bt Muzamil Bhand 5-4(4), 1-4, 5-3; Abdul Basit bt Mohammad Haziq Aasim 0-4, 5-3, 4-2
B/G Under-12 Single (Quarterfinals):
Haziq Areejo bt Ahmed Shaikh 4-2, 4-1; Shayan Afridi bt Abdur Rehman 4-2, 4-1; Mohammad Hassan Usmani bt Rashid Ali Bachani 4-2, 4-0; Razik Sultan bt Ihsan Ullah Kabir 5-3, 4-5 (8), 4-1
B/G Under-10 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Rashid Ali Bachani bt Majid Ali Bachani 4-2, 2-4, 5-4 (4); Zayd Zaman bt Mohammad Ehsan Bari 4-0, 4-1; Shayan Afridi bt Mohammad Faizan 4-2, 4-2; Hajra bt Moazzam Babar 4-0, 4-0.
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis: 8 players confirm for quarterfinals
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Top 8 players including Abdullah Adnan, Aqeel Khan, Mudasir Murtaza, Barkat Ullah, Mohammad Abid, Muzamil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil and Mohammad Shoaib have confirmed their beth in the quarterfinals of the ongoing 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship after winning their respective matches here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Thursday.
Results (Men’s Singles):
Abdullah Adnan bt Heera Ashiq 7-5, 6-3
Aqeel Khan bt Asad Ullah 6-0, 6-0
Mudasir Murtaza bt Usman Ejaz 6-2, 6-1
Barkat Ullah bt Shahzad Khan 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Mohammad Abid bt Ahmed Babar 6-1, 6-2
Muzamil Murtaza bt Sami Zeb Khan 6-1, 6-0
Yousaf Khalil bt Ahmed Nael 6-1, 6-0
Mohammad Shoaib bt Bilal Asim 7-5, 6-2
Results (Men’s Doubles):
Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malik bt Saqib Hayat/Asad Ullah 6-3, 7-5
Aqeel Khan/Sami Zeb Khan bt Faizan Fayyaz/Jabir Ali 6-2, 6-0
Mohammad Shoaib/Barkat Ullah bt Imran Bhatti/Abdullah Adnan 5-7, 7-5, 10-6
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil bt Bilal Asim/Mahatir Mohamad 6-4, 6-2
Results (Under-18 Single):
Sami Zeb Khan bt Mohammad Talha Khan 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Hamid Israr 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Mahatir Mohammad bt Abdul Hanan 6-2, 6-4
Bilal Asim bt Uzair Khan 6-1, 6-2
Results (Under-18 Girls Single):
Amara Khan W.O Lalarukh Sajid
Soha Ali bt Amna Khan 6-0, 6-1
U-14 Boys Single:
Muzamil Bhand bt Abdullah Khan 1-4, 5-3, 5-4(5)
Abdul Basit bt Mohammad Hasan Usmani 4-5 (5), 5-4 (6), 5-3
Syed Hamza Hussain bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-0, 3-5, 5-4 (4)
Mohammad Haziq Aasim bt Hashir Alam 4-0, 4-2
B/G U12 Single:
Shayan Afridi bt Romail Shahid 4-0, 4-0
Ahmed Shaikh bt Saqib Ali 4-1, 4-1
Rashid Ali Bachani bt Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-2
Abdur Rehman bt Junaid Khan 4-2, 4-1
Ihsan Ullah bt Eesa Fahd 5-4(0), 5-3
Haziq Areejo bt Zunaisha Noor 5-4(4), 3-5, 4-1
Mohammad Hassan Usmani bt Hajra 4-0, 4-1
Razik Sultan bt Ahmed Khan 4-2, 4-1
B/G U10 Single:
Mohammad Ehsan Bari bt Qasim ul Khair 4-2, 4-0
Majid Bachani bt Mohammad Ibrahim Gill 5-3, 2-4, 5-3
Rashid Ali Bachani bt Mohammad Maaz Areejo 4-0, 4-0
Mohammad Faizan bt Behrooz Maimoon 4-0, 4-1
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis: Bilal beat Imran 2-1
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD: Bilal Asim overpowered Imran Bhatti 2-1 in the Men’s Singles event of the Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship 2022 here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Wednesday. The final score-line was 6-4, 3-6 and 6-1.
In the first round match of the men doubles, top seed Waqas Malik and Mohammad Abid had to toil hard to get rid of Muzzamil Murtaza and Muddassir Murtaza in straight sets with the score-line of 6-4 and 7-6 (5).
The 2nd set went very exciting and both pairs hold their serves brilliantly and did not allow opponents to overcome the scenario but in the tie break Muzzamil and Mudassir made unforced error at crucial stages where they lost the grip on the game and were defeated in straight sets.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-II):
Asad Ullah bt Waqas Malik 6-2, 6-2; Abdullah Adnan bt Daisuke Unemi 6-1, 6-2; Bial Asim bt Imran Bhatti 6-4, 3-6 ,6-1; Heera Ashiq bt Hamza Asim 7-5, 6-2;
Under-18 (Boys’ Singles Roind-II):
Uzair Khan bt Kamran Khan 7-6(7),6-3; Mahtir Mohamad bt Hamza Roman 6-3,6-4; Hamid Israr bt Mohammad Salar 6-2,6-1; Mohammad Talha khan bt Ibrahim Noman 6-1,6-1; Ahmed Nael bt Sameer Kiyani 6-0,6-2; Abdul Hanan bt Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-3,1-6,6-4; Bilal Asim bt Haziq Aasim 6-2,6-0
Under-14 Boys’ Singles (Round-II):
Abdul Hanan bt Saqib Ali 4-0, 4-0; Nabeel Qayum bt Ahmed Khan 4-0, 4-1;Muzamil Bhand bt Anees Khan 4-1, 4-1; Mohammad Hassan Usman bt Haziq Areejo 4-1, 4-1; Hashir Alam bt Razik Sultan 4-1,-4-1; Haziq Asim bt Mohammd Arsalan 4-1,4-0; Abdul Khan bt Ali Zain 4-5(5),4-0,4-2; Hamza Hussain bt Abdur Rehaman 4-0,4-0.
Under (Boys/Girls Single Round-I):
Ahsan ullah Kabir bt Abdul wasay 5-3, 5-3; Ahmed Khan bt Majid Ali Bachani 4-1, 4-2; Ahmed Shaikh bt Ali Bachani 4-1,4-1; Romail Shahid bt Mohammad Saqib (W-O); Shayan Afridi bt Moazzam Baber 4-1,4-0; Essa Fahd bt Anees Khan 1-4,4-1,5-3; Razik Sultan bt Ahmed Ali Bhand 4-1,4-1; Unasha Noor bt Mohammad Maaz Areejo 4-0,4-0.
Ahmed Khan bt Majid Ali Bachani 4-1, 4-2; Junaid Khan bt Behroz Maimaon 4-0, 5-4(5); Saqib Ali bt Mahd Mehmood 4-0, 4-0; Haziq Areejo bt Qasim ul Khair 4-0,4-0; Zayd Zaman bt Mohammad Ehsan Bari 4-0,4-1; Rashid Ali Bachani bt Mohammad Ibrahim Gill 4-0,4-1; Mohammad Hassan Usmani bt Chengiz Leghari 4-0,4-0.
Men’s Double’s (Round-I):
Aqeel Khan/Asim Zaib Khan bt Usman Ijaz/Shahzad Khan 6-3, 3-2 Ret; Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malik bt Muzamil Mumtaz/Mudasir Mumtaz 6-3, 7-6(4); Saqib Hayat/Asad Ullah bt Nofil Kaleem/Hasam Khan 67-6(5) ,4-6, 10-8; Imran Bhatti/Abdullah Adnan bt Mohammad Talha Khan/Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-0,6-2; Mahatir Mohamad/Bial Asim bt Ahmed Baber/Parbhat Kumar 6-1,6-0; Mohammad Sohaib/Barkat Ullah bt Daisuke/Hamza Asim 6-1, 6-1; Faizan Fayaz/Jabir Ali bt Murtaza Husaini/Amin Khan (W-O); Heera Ashiq/Yousuf Khalil bt Nael Qureshi/Hamid Israr 7-6(5), 2-6, 10-7
Under-10 (Boys/Girls Round-I):
Mohammad Faizan bt Amaila Aidrus 4-0, 4-0
Hajra bt Zayd Aidrus 4-0, 4-0
Moazzam Baber bt Alistair (w/o)
Shayan Aidrus bt Zara Aidrus 4-0, 4-0.
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis: Aqeel outplays Jibran-ul-Haq 2-0
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan outclassed Jibran-ul-Haq in the first round of the Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championships that kicked off on Tuesday here at Islamabad Tennis Complex.
Seyed Adel Borghei from ITF is supervising the event while Shezad Alvi will be the referee of the tournament. Senator Taj Haider and other distinguished guests have witnessed the play of national players and enjoyed the matches.
Results (Men’s Singles):
Aqeel Khan bt Jibran Ul Haq 6-3 6-2; Usman Ejaz bt S. Nofil Kaleem 6-2 6-4; Mudasir Murtaza bt M. Huzaifa Khan 6-1 6-0; Sami Zeb Khan bt M. Talha Khan 6-3 1-6 6-3; Shahzad Khan bt Kamran Khan 6-1 6-0; M. Shoaib bt Hamid Israr 6-3 6-3; M. Abid bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-0 6-0; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Saqib Hayat 6-2 1-6 6-2; Yousaf Khan bt Israr Gul 6-0 6-2; Barkat Ullah bt Mahatir Muhammad 6-4 6-3; Muzamil Murtaza bt Jabir Ali 6-0 6-0; Ahmed Babar bt Parbhat Kumar 6-4 6-3
Under-18 (Boys’ Singles):
Ibrahim Noman Yousaf bt Rayan Khan 6-1 3-6 6-0; Muhammad Salar bt Abdul Basit 6-3 6-3; Bilal Asim bt Inam Qadir 6-3 6-1; Kamran Khan bt Saifullah Khan 6-4 6-3; Uzair Khan bt Abdul Hadi 6-3 6-4; Sameer Kayani bt Ibrahim Saqib 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3; Sami Zeb Khan bt M. Zaryab Khan 7-6(3) 6-2; M. Talha Khan bt Faisal Khalil 6-0 6-0; Abdul Hanan bt Azan Sajid 6-0 6-0; M. Huzaifa Khan bt Asad Zaman 6-2 4-6 6-0; Hamza Roman bt S. Hamza Hussain 6-0 6-4; M. Haziq Aasim bt Mustansir Ali Khan 6-3 7-6(8); M. Hamza Aasim bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 6-0 6-0; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt M. Talha Khan (PES) 6-2 6-2; Hamid Israr bt Ahtesham Humayun 6-4 6-3; Mahatir Mohammad bt Zaeem Ghafoor 6-2 6-3
Under-14 (Boys’ Singles):
Anees Khan W.O Hamza Roman; Abdullah Khan bt Ihsanullah Kabir 5-3 4-2; Ali Zain bt Ali Bachani 4-1 4-2; M Hassan Usmani bt Eesa Fahd 5-3 4-0; M. Arsalan bt Ahmed Shaikh 5-3 3-5 5-3; Razik Sultan W.O Muhammad Shakaib; Abdur Rehman bt Ahtesham Khan 4-0 4-0; S. Hamza Hussain bt Muhammad Uzair 5-3 4-0; Ahmed Khan bt Junaid Khan 5-4(5) 4-2; Hashir Alam bt Awais Ali 4-0 4-0; Haziq Areejo bt Chengiz Leghari 4-0 4-0; Muzamil Bhand bt Rayan Khan 5-3 4-0; Saqib Ali W.O Romail Shahid
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.
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