Tennis
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championships 2023
Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Salar, Yousaf Khalil, Barkat ullah register winsAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Salar, Yousaf Khalil, and Barkat ullah advanced into next round of Men’s Singles discipline of the 9th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships 2023 after beating their opponents here at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) on Thursday.In the Men’s Singles, Mohammad Salar overcame Abdullah Adnan in thrilling three sets and made the upset of the day. Both players exhibited a highest level of the game but in the third set Mohammad Salar showed his excelled game and broke the serve at 3-3 and won the third set by 6-3.Results:Men’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Mohammad Shoaib beat Ahmed Naeel 6-2, 6-1Mohammad Salar beat Abdullah Adnan 4-6, 7-5, 6-3Yousaf Khalil beat Hamza Asim 6-2, 6-1Barkat ullah beat Hamza Roman 6-2, 6-3Men’s Doubles (Round-2):Yousaf Khalil/Barkat ullah beat Sami Zeb Khan/Ahmed Naeel 7-5, 6-1Mohammad Shoaib/Muzzamil Murtaza beat Hamza Asim/Mohammad Salar 6-3, 6-2Ladies’ Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Sarah Mehboob beat Daliah Ashraf 6-2, 6-0Asifa Shabaz beat Labika Durab 6-2, 6-1Mehak Khokhar beat Syeda Ajwa 6-0, 6-1U-18 Boys’ Single (Quarterfinal):Hamza Roman beat Asad Zaman 6-4, 6-3Mahatir Mohammad beat Mohammad Salar 6-2, 6-2Hamza Asim beat Ehtisham Himayun 6-4, 6-2U-14 Boys’ Single (Quarterfinals):Muzzamil Bhand beat Mohammad Yahya 4-0, 4-1Hassan Usmani beat Haziq Asim 2-4, 4-0, 4-0Mahd Shezad beat Haziq Areejo 5-4 (7), 2-4, 4-2Rohab Faisal beat Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-5 (5), 4-2, 4-2U-12 Boys’ Single (Pre-Quarterfinal):Ahmed Hussain beat Ansar ullah 4-1, 4-2Shayan Afridi beat Mohammad Shakeeb 4-1, 4-1Raziq Sultan beat Mohammad Faizan 4-1, 4-0Abdul Wasay beat Majid Ali Bachani 4-1, 4-1Zayed Zaman beat Raja Mohammad Taha 4-1, 4-0Rashid Ali Bachani beat Waniya Khalid Raja 4-, 4-0Arsh Imran beat Behroze Memoon 4-0, 4-1Boys’ Under 10 (Pre-Quarterfinals):Qasim ul Khair beat Umer Zaman 4-1, 4-2Majid Ali Bachani beat Ali Nasir 4-0, 4-1Rashid Ali Bachani beat Fatima Maqsood 4-0, 4-2Arsh Imran beat Beroze Memoon 4-0, 4-0Salar Khan beat Amna Maqsood 4-1, 4-2Ibrahim Gil beat Amir Masood 4-0, 4-1;
Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championships: Qualifying Round starts
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: The qualifying round of the 9th Benazir Bhutto (Shaheed) National Tennis Championships 2023 has kicked off here at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) G-6/4 on Monday. Over 300 players are participating in 10 different categories.Results (Men’s Singles):Qualifying (Round-1): Abdul Farooq beat Ali Zafar 7-5; Azan Shahid beat Bilal Taibzada 6-2; Sikandar Amin beat Amjid Nasir 6-4; Ali Zain beat Fahad Habid 6-1; Hamid Ali beat Khurram Razaq 6-4; Abrar ul Haq beat Ehtisham 6-2; Kaleem Zaib beat Mustansar Ali 6-2; Jibran Khan beat Haroon Bajwa 6-0; Ahmad Usman beat Abid Ali 6-1; Danish Raza beat Ali Anwar 6-3; Hassan Ahmed beat Hafiz Talib 6-0; Noor e Mustafa beat Rafay Tarar 6-2; Shazaib Akran beat Abubakar 6-1; Asad Zaman beat Omer Masood 6-1; Mohammad Afaq beat Raza Ali 6-2; Talha Mujeeb beat Mohammad Amin 6-3; Aqib Hayat beat Taimur Ansari 6-3; Qasim Khan beat Syed Sameer 6-1;Qualifying (Round-2): Hasam Khan beat Noor e Mustafa 6-1; Syed Hamza beat Moiz Ahmed 6-1; Hamza Asim beat Mohammad Arshad 6-2; Asad Zaman beat Mohammad Afaq 6-2; Nalian Abbas beat Rayan Khan 6-1; Huzaima Rehman beat Raja Farzam 6-2; Jibran ul haq beat Mujtaba6-1; Haqib Hayat beat Qasim Khan 6-3; Ozair beat Adil 6-3; Sikandar beat Azan 6-1; Ali beat Mohammad Shakeel 6-1; Murtaza khan beat Hammad 6-1; Waqas Malik beat Inam Qad-0ir 6-0; Kaleem beat Ibrar 6-0; Kamran beat Hamad 6-1; Zaryab beat Hamza 6-0; Israr Gul beat Hassan 6-3; Aqil beat Hazrat 6-2; Ilham Khan beat Danish 6-2; Saifullah beat Akbar 6-1;Qualifying (Round-3): Ozair Khan beat Sikandar 6-3; Syed Murtaza beat Ali 6-4; Waqas Malik beat Kaleem 6-4; Kamran beat Jidraan 6-1; Mohammad Zaryab beat Mohammad Huzaifa 6-0; Danish beat Ahmed 6-0; Israr Gul beat Aqil Khan 6-1; Ilham Khan beat Saifullah 6-2; Hassam beat Shazaib Akram 6-1; Daisuki Unemi beat Syed Hamza 7-5; Mohammad Hamza beat Taimoor Adil 6-0; Asad Zaman beat Nalian Abbass 6-1; Talha Mujeeb beat Mamoon Kiyani 6-4; Uzaima beat Azeem Khan 6-2; Jibran ul Haq beat Abdullah 6-2; Hamza Roman beat Aqib Hayat 6-1;Qualifying (Round-4): th round: Waqas Malik beat Kamran Khan 6-1; Mohammad Zaryab beat Danish 6-1; Uzaima beat Talha Mujeeb 6-0;Boys’ Under-18 Singles (Qualifying Round-1): Hassan beat Hazrat Ali 6-1; Syed Hamza beat Raja Yahya 6-0; Hashir Alam beat Azan Shahid Khan 7-5; Waqas Janas beat Abdullah Khan 6-4; Syed Hammad Shahid beat Mohammad Arsalan 6-1; Mohammad Ozair beat Bazil Rizwan 6-2; Rohab Faisal beat Sameer Maqsood 6-0;Round-2: Hassam beat Mohammad Kiyani 6-1; Hashir beat Anis 6-1; Waqas Janas beat Ammar Masood 6-2; Mohammad Ozair Khan beat Mohammad Mahd 6-2; Juniad Mehr beat Laraib Shamsi 6-2; Wahab beat Ali Zafar 6-1;
Begum Kulsum National Ranking Championship: Sarah wins title
Sarah Mehboob outclasses Sheeza Sajid in straight sets 2-0 in Ladies’ Singles finalSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top national woman, Sarah Mehboob outclassed Sheeza Sajid in straight sets 2-0 in Ladies’ Singles final of the 9th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships 2023 here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Saturday. Men’s Singles final between Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib will be played on Sunday at the same venue.Results:Men’s Singles (Semifinals): Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Abid 6-4, 6-0Mohammad Shoaib beat Mudassir Murtaza 6-4 (Retd)Ladies’ Singles (Final): Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Sheeza Sajid 6-4, 6-1Boys’ Singles Under-18 (Final: Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Hamza Roman 6-3,6-1Boys’ Single U14 (Semifinals):Abdul Basit beat Mohammad Haziq Aasim 4-0, 1-4, 5-4(1)Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Hazik Areejo 4-2, 4-0Boys / Girls Singles U12 (Semifinals):Rashid Ali Bachani beat Razik Sultan 4-2, 4-0Shayan Afridi beat Ahmed Hussain 5-3, 4-0
Begum Kulsum Saifullah National Ranking Tennis Championships start
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: The 9th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships 2023 got underway here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Tuesday.Anwar Saifullah Khan, former Federal Minister was the chief guest and Senator Usman Saifullah Khan was the guest of honour at the opening ceremony. A large number of players, including all the top players like, Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Abid, Barkatullah, Shahzad Khan, Yousaf Khalil, Heera Ashiq, Sarah Ibrahim Khan, Meheq Khokhar and Amna Ali Qayum are participating in the mega event. As many as 296 entries have been received in 6 different categories, Men’s, Singles, Men’s Doubles, Ladies Singles, Boys 18&under Singles, Boys 14&under Singles, and Boys/Girls 12&under Singles.Results (Day-1):Men’s Singles 1st Round: Hamid Israr bt Zaryab Khan 5-7,7-6(1), 7-6(2); Barkatullah bt M. Huzaifa Khan 6-3,6-0; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-0,6-0; Hasheesh Kumar bt Hamza Roman 6-3,6-3; Muzammil Murtaza bt Uzair Khan 6-2,6-1; Mudassir Murtaza bt Syed Nofil Kaleem 6-2,6-1; Yousaf Khalil bt Ahtesham Humayun 6-0,6-2; M.Salar bt Abdal Haider 6-4,6-4; Mohammad Shoaib bt M. Hamza Aasim 6-2,6-3; Shahzad Khan bt Saqib Hayat 7-6(4),6-4; Mohammad Abid bt Imran Bhatti 6-1,6-0; Abdullah Adnan bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-0,6-2; Sami Zeb Khan bt Ahmed Babar 6-4,6-2; M. Talha Khan bt Abbas Khan 6-1,6-2; Aqeel Khan bt Asad Zaman 6-0,6-2;Boys Singles 18& under 1st Round: Asad Zaman bt Abdul Basit 6-3,7-6(2); Kashan Tariq bt M.Yahya 6-4,6-4; Hamid Israr bt Azan Shahid 6-0,6-0; Mustansir Ali Khan bt Waqas Janas 4-6,7-5,6-2; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Inam Qadir 6-0,6-3; Nabeel Ali Qayum bt 6-3,0-6,6-1;M.Salar Khan bt Rayyan Khan 6-4,6-2Boys Singles 14& under 1st Round: Muzammil Bhand bt Saqib Ali 4-1,4-0; M.Shakib bt Majid Ali Bachani 4-0,4-1Men’s Singles Qualifying Final Round: Asad bt Danish 6-1; Abbas Khan bt Kashan Tariq 6-3; Abdal Haider bt Rafay 6-4; Huzaima Abdul Rehman w/o Hamid; Waqas Malik bt Azeem Khan 6-3; M. Huzaifa Khan bt Roshaan; Zaryab Khan bt Ilham Khan Wazir 6-4; Jibran ul Haq bt Aadil 6-2.
TENNIS - ITF Juniors 09 Dec, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Abubakar Talha, Omer Jawad, and Hamza Ali Rizwan have been selected for international competitions, as the top two lads will participate in the ITF Asian Under-14 Development Championships Finals, which will be held from January 8, 2024 in India. Players have been picked up after conducting trials at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Islamabad.According to an official of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), the top 2 players will travel to India to participate in the ITF Asian Under-14 Development Championships Finals, which will get underway from January 8, 2024 while the top 3 players will travel to Malaysia to participate in the Asia/Oceania WJT Final Qualifying event on March 25, 2024.As many as 9 players were invited, based on their top performance and current PTF Under-14 national ranking and the following 3 players have been selected after the completion of the trials.
ITF appoints Committees and Commissions members from Pakistan
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the 2024-2025 Committees and Commissions Appointments and officials from Pakistan.According to an official of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), the president PTF Senator Salim Saifullah Khan has become the member of Davis Cup & Billie Jean King Cup Taskforce while Asim Shafik will be the part of ITF Coaches Commission. Mohammad Ali Murtaza has been nominated the member of ITF Juniors Committee.In a message, Salim Saifullah Khan and PTF Management thanked David Haggerty, President ITF, and his team for the prestigious appointments. The President-PTF has also assured the President ITF that he and his team would continue to work with the same zeal and dedication for the promotion and development of tennis.
Rashid, and Hameed claim upset victories in ITF Masters Thailand
Sports Bulletin ReportPattya (Thailand): Former Davis Cupper tennis men, Hameed-ul-Haq and Rashid Malik registered upset victories in the 60+ Singles of the ITF Seniors’ Master Championship at Pattaya, Thailand.Hameed-ul-Haq and Rashid Malik moved in the semifinals after these wins. Rashid malik outclassed Peter Schubert of Germany (World Ranking 70) in straight sets 2-0 with the score-line of 6-0, and 7-6 while Hameed-ul-Haq overpowered Simon Arms of Australia (World Ranking 12) with the score-line of 6-1, and 6-1.In the 65+ Doubles Category Waqar Nisar (Pak) and Kazuhico Imahashi (Japan) lost to Shay Abramovich (Israel) and Robert McGuigan 3-6, 7-5, 6-10 in the quarterfinals.
Hamid ul Haq defeats Nirmal Kumar Ranjan from USA 2-0
Sports Bulletin ReportPattaya (Thailand): Pakistani tennis man, Hamid ul Haq beat no 4 seed Nirmal Kumar Ranjan from USA 2-0 with a score-line of 6-2, and 6-1 to move into the quarterfinal of 60+ Singles of the ITF Seniors Masters Championship at Royal Cliff Resort, Pattaya Thailand on Monday. He will meet Lewis Driver, seeded 6, from Australia into next round at the same venue.Rashid Malik beat seed no 3 Dillip Singh Nongmattiw of India 6-0 , 6-1 to move quarter final 60+ singles where he will meet no 8 seed Aspiotis Stan from Australia. Both quarter final’s schedule on Tuesday.In 65+ category singles Waqar Nisar will face Lazlo Bots of Hungary in the quarterfinal.In the 65+ Doubles: Waqar Nisar from Pakistan & Kazuhiko Imahashi - Japan beat Rene Henggi from Switzerland & Robert Prendergast - Great Britain 6-0, 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals.In the 60+ Doubles, Pakistani Pair of Hamid-ul-Haq and Rashid Malik beat the German pair of Alexander Gorgeff and Peter Schubert at 6-1, 6-4 to move to the quarterfinals.
Hameed and Rashid register victories in ITF Seniors Championship
Sports Bulletin ReportPattya (Thailand): Duo of Pakistani former Davis Cupper tennis men, Hameed-ul-Haq and Rashid Malik posted victories in the first round of the 60+ Singles of the ITF Seniors’ Master Championship at Pattaya, Thailand.Hameed-ul-Haq outplayed Indian man in straight sets 2-0 with the score-line of 6-3, 6-2 while Rashid Malik outclassed Miritello from Italy in straight sets 2-0 without conceding a single game. The final score-line was 6-0, 6-0.Waqar Nisar defeated Dilibor Vojtisek from Czech Republic in similar style 2-0 with the score-line of 6-2, and 6-2 to move into the second round of 65+ singles.
TENNIS - ITF Juniors 17 Nov, 2023
Yoshito Oda wins Boys’ Singles while Viktoriia Sedova lifts Girls Single titleSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Yoshito Oda from Japan, Viktoriia Sedova from Russia have won the Boys Singles, and Girls Singles title after winning their respective finals of the ITF Pakistan J30 World Junior Tennis Championships-II 2023, which concluded here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Friday.In the Boys Singles Finals, Yoshito Oda from Japan beat local player Ahmed Nael Qureshi 2-0 with the score-line of 6-4, and 6-2 while in the Girl's Singles final, Viktoriia Sedova overcame Saajida Razick from Sri Lanka after a three sets competition with the score-line of 4-6, 6-1, and 6-3.Advocate Majid Bashir SEVP-ITA was the Chief Guest at the Closing Ceremony. Sohail Bulent was the guest of honour at the closing ceremony. The closing ceremony was also attended by Gul Rehman Secretary-General-PTF, Tufail Cheema SEVP-ITA Arif Qureshi Secretary-ITA, Khalil Chughtai Treasuere-PTF, Ahsan Zaidi Treasurer-ITA and a large number of players, coaches, parents and tennis lovers.Results (Finals):Boys’ Singles: Yoshito Oda (JPN) beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi (PAK) 6-4, 6-2Girls’ Singles: Viktoriia Sedova (RUS) beat Saajida Razick (SRI) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3Boys’ Doubles: Thanathip Poti (THA) / Kamonpanyakorn Thadapong (THA) beat Toki Adachi (JPN) / Yoshito ODA (JPN) 6-4, 7-6 (3)Girls’ Doubles: Victoria Sedova(RUS) / Anastasia Melnikova (RSU) beat Bihar Kilic (TUR) / Saajida Razick (SRI) 6-2, 2-6 (10-6)
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