Tennis
TENNIS - Wheelchair 20 Jan, 2023
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ISLAMABAD: Asif Gul Abbasi is a trailblazer of wheelchair tennis in Pakistan. He is the first Pakistani wheelchair tennis player to win three international tournaments, reach at a world ranking of 82, and make a significant impact on the sport in his country.
Not only is he a skilled and dedicated player, having won 16 national tournaments and being named "Player of the Year" three times, he is also a highly qualified coach, holding level 3 certification for tennis and level 2 certification for cricket.
As a captain, he has led the Pakistani wheelchair tennis team to participate in the World Team Cup in Turkey for the first time in the country's 75-year history, finishing fourth out of seven in the Asia Oceania group and creating history by beating India in their group match. He continues to work hard as he is set to lead the team again in the upcoming World Team Cup in Thailand in February 2023.
Abbasi's contributions to the sport in Pakistan are invaluable, and his achievements serve as inspiration to aspiring wheelchair athletes in Pakistan and around the world. He is a true ambassador of the sport and has raised the bar for wheelchair tennis players in Pakistan. He is the face of wheelchair tennis in Pakistan, and his legacy will be remembered for years to come.
TENNIS - ITF Juniors 19 Jan, 2023
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ISLAMABAD: Duo of Pakistani teenager tennis lads Hamza Roman and Abubakar Talha swept the Leg-II event of the ITF Under-14 Development Championships, South, Southeast and East Asia by winning both Singles and Doubles fixtures, which concluded at Dhaka Bangladesh on Thursday.
According to a press release of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), in the Boys’ Singles final, Pakistan players Hamza Roman outplayed compatriot Abubakar Talha 2-0 in the final with the score-line of 6-2 and 6-3.
Earlier, in the Boys’ Doubles final, Hamza Roman pairing with Abubakar Talha outclassed their opponents from Bangladesh J. Bhuiyan and Mohammad Tushar in straight sets 2-0. The winners only conceded two games in both sets. Final score-line was 6-2 and 6-0.
ITF Asia Under-14 Development Championships, South, Southeast and East Asia were held in Dhaka Bangladesh from January 7 to 19, 2023. Besides Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mongolia, Laos, Nepal, Bhutan, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh and Maldives took part in the two weeks international juniors tennis event.
The Pakistani player's Hamza Roman and Abubakar Talha played exceptionally well in the Championships and won back-to-back titles. Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President PTF congratulated both the players and captain Khalid Mahmood Khan for the great achievement.
Results (Leg-II Finals):
Singles Final: Hamza Roman (Pakistan) beat Abubakar Talha (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Final: Abubakar Talha (Pakistan) / Hamza Roman (Pakistan) beat J. Bhuiyan (Bangladesh) / Mohammad Tushar (Bangladesh) 6-2, 6-0
PTF names national team for Davis Cup Tie against Lithuania
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has named the national tennis team for the upcoming Davis Cup Tie, which will be played against Lithuania at SEB Tennis Arena in Vilnius on February 3 and 4, 2023.
According to an official of PTF, Pakistan team will consist of ace tennis star Aisam ul Haq Qureshi (Playing Captain), Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Abid and Bilal Asim. Muzammil Murtaza, who had qualified for the team, would regrettably not be available for this tie, as he had to travel to the USA for other prior commitments.
The training Camp will start on 16th January 2023, at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, and will continue till the team's departure.
Pakistan Tennis Federation selects three players for Davis Cup
Hamza Roman, Nadir Reza Mirza, and Abubakar Talha include in the team after trials at PTF
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ISLAMABAD (January 5, 2023): Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) picked up three players team for the juniors’ Davis Cup Under-16 Qualifying Round Tennis Tournament after conducting 2-day trials here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Garden Avenue on January 2 and 3, 2023.
According to an official of PTF, eight players were invited for the trials as per their ranking and performance, and Hamza Roman, Nadir Reza Mirza and Abubakar Talha have been selected for the team on their sparking performances. Pakistan’s number one tennis player Aqeel Khan will accompany the team as a non-playing captain-cum-coach.
Junior Davis Cup Qualifying Event is scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan in May next year 2023. Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President PTF congratulated the selected players and wished them good luck and advised them for displaying better performance in the junior’s international tennis showpiece.
Aqeel Khan wins National Ranking Tennis Tournament
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ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan outclassed Mohammad Shoaib 2-0 in the final of the 7th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament that concluded at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Sunday. The final score-line was just 6-3 and 6-2.
Earlier, in the Ladies Singles final, Sarah Mahboob Khan thrashed Esha Jawad by 6-2 ,6-2 to win the title of the 7th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament-2022-23. Aziz Boolani CEO of Serena Hotels was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. He distributed the prizes amongst the winners and runner-ups.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President-PTF was the guest of honour at the closing ceremony. The President-PTF thanked Serena Hotels for conducting the Serena Hotels National Ranking Tournaments for the last seven years. He also appreciated and valued their support for promoting tennis in Pakistan.
The closing ceremony was also attended by Saeed Ahmad Khan SVP-PTF, Faisal Khan- Serena Hotels Col (Retd) Gul Rehman Secretary-General-PTF, diplomats, Serena Hotels Officials, Tennis Players, Coaches, Parents, and PTF Officials.
Results (Finals):
Men's Singles: Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Shoaib 6-3, 6-2
Ladies Singles: Sarah Mahboob Khan beat Esha Jawad 6-2, 6-2
Boys’ Under-18 Singles: Sami Zeb Khan beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-4, 6-2
Boys’ Under-14 Singles: Abubakar Talha beat Abdul Basit 6-2, 6-2
TENNIS - Local News 31 Dec, 2022
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KARACHI: The 4th Afeef Beach View Sindh Ranking Tennis Championships concluded on Saturday here at Beach View Club with the victory of Farhan Altaf, who defeated Nadir Bachani in straight sets 2-0 in the final, as the final score-line was 6-0 and 6-2.
Amir Niazi, Chief Executive of Afeef Group was the chief guest at the closing ceremony and distributed trophies among winners & runner-ups of various disciplines.
Khalid Rehmani, President, Karachi Tennis Association (KTA) on this occasion announced to hold the 11th Essa Lab National, 6th McDonalds National, 9th Indus Pharma National, Beach Tennis Championships, 1st IT Technology Karachi Games before Ramadan in 2023.
Rashid Siddiqui, Managing Director Afeef Group urged the government to support all sports significantly to create a healthy society in the country and promised to continue sponsoring the 5th Addition of Afeef Ranking Tournaments in 2023 as well.
Other prominent present at the closing ceremony were; Rafiq Rangoon Wala, Mohammad Taqi, (Fencing ), Sadaf Jan ( Rotary Club) Naseem Shah ( Rotary), Mahiya Moin, Erum Bulkhari, Raisa Ashfaq, Fahmida Zameer, Sarwar Hussain, Mohammad Asif, and Wheelchair Coordination Committee Members, Mohammad Ayub & Imran Siddiqui.
Results (finals):
Men’s Singles: Farhan Altaf beat Nadir Bachani 6-0, 6-2
Girls’ Under-15 Singles: Eschelle Asif beat Zunaira 4-0, 4-0
Men’s Doubles: Farhan Altaf + Ali Mansoor Zaidi beat Haris Tariq+ Saifullah 8-4
Juniors’ Under-17: Kashan Tariq beat Dhuraf Das 6-1, 6-2
Under 13 Singles: Laraib Shamsi beat Faiz Ilyas 1-4, 5-4, 4-2
Under-13 Singles: Aidh Imran beat Arsh Imran 4-2, 5-3
Wheelchair Tennis: Mohammad Ayub beat Imran Siddiqui 6-2.
Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament: Finals on Sunday
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ISLAMABAD: The all finals of the 7th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022 will be played on Sunday here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex. Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Sohaib will meet in the men’s singles final at the central court of the complex.
In the Men's Doubles Final, Mohammad Shoaib / Barkatullah beat Mohammad Abid / Mudassir Murtaza with a score-line of 4-6, 6-3 (10-7) and won the 7th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament-2022 doubles title.
Results:
Men's Singles Semifinals:
Mohammad Shoaib beat Yousaf Khalil 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Abid 6-2, 6-3
Ladies Singles (Semifinals):
Sarah Mahboob beat Meheq Khokhar 6-1, 6-0
Esha Jawad beat Noor Malik 6-0, 6-0
Boys’ Singles Under-18 (Semifinals):
Sami Zeb Khan beat Bilal Asim 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
Mahathir Mohammad beat Hamid Israr 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Boys’ Singles Under-14 (Semifinals):
Abdul Basit beat Syed Hamza Hussain 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Abubakar Talha beat Amir Mazar 6-3, 6-1
Sunday’s Schedule:
Ladies Singles Final: 10:00 am
Boys 18 & Under Singles Final: 11:00 am
Boys 14&Under Singles Final: 11:00 am
Men,s Singles Final: 02:00 pm
National Ranking Tennis Tournament: Noor Malik thrashes Natalia Zaman 2-1
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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
National Ranking Tennis: Yousaf Khalil overcomes Muzammil Murtaza 2-1
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ISLAMABAD: Yousaf Khalil outplayed Muzammil Murtaza 2-1 in the first quarterfinal of the Men’s Singles event of the 7th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022 at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Thursday. The final score-line was 6-3, 1-6, and 6-1.
Due to rain in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, some matches could not be completed. The affected matches by rain will be continued on December 30, 2022, at the same venue.
Results:
Men's Singles (Quarterfinals):
Yousaf Khalil beat Muzammil Murtaza 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Esha Jawad beat Amna Ali Qayum 6-4, 6-0
Sarah Mahboob beat Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0
Meheq Khokhar beat Amarah Khan 6-1, 6-1
Boys Singles Under-18 (Round-II):
Rahim Veqar beat Amir Mazari 6-2, 6-1
Asad Zaman beat Ibrahim Saqib 6-0, 6-4
Uzair Khan beat Mohammad Slar Khan 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Mahatir Mohammad beat Taimoor Ansari 6-0, 6-1
Sami Zeb Khan beat Abdul Rafay 6-0, 6-0
Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Abdul Basit 6-2, 6-1
Hamid Israr beat Hamza Asim 6-3, 6-3
Bilal Asim beat Hamza Roman 6-1, 6-2
National Ranking Tennis Tournament: Aqeel Khan beats Sami Zeb 2-0
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ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan beat Sami Zeb Khan 2-0 in a Men’s Singles match of the 7th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022, which is going on at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad. The final score-lone was 6-4 and 6-0.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-I):
Yousaf Khalil beat Israr Gul 6-3, 6-3; Barkatullah beat Abdullah Adnan 6-2, 6-4; Heera Ashiq beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-1, 6-2; Mohammad Shoaib beat Saqib Hayat 6-1, 6-2; Mohammad Abid beat Mohammad Talha Khan 6-3, 6-2; Muzammil Murtaza beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3); Mudassir Murtaza beat Shahzad Khan 4-6, 6-0, 6-0; Aqeel Khan beat Sami Zeb Khan 6-4, 6-0
Boys’ Under-18 (Round-I):
Asad Zaman beat Saifullah Khan 6-3, 6-2; Sami Zeb Khan beat Inam Qadir 6-1, 4-0 rtd; Hamza Roman beat Ali Zain 6-4, 6-4; Bilal Asim beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-0, 6-0; Mohammad Hamza Asim beat Hasan Ali 6-1, 6-2
Boys’ Under-14 (Round-II):
Mohammad Haziq Asim beat Abdur Rehman 4-1, 4-2; Abubakar Talha beat Hassan Usmani 4-0, 4-1; Sameer Zaman beat Abdul Razak 4-1, 4-2; Hamza Husain beat Sohan Noor 4-2, 4-1; Amir Mazari beat Saqib Ali 4-1, 4-2; Abdul Basit beat Taimur Ansari 2-4, 4-2, 5-4 (6); Nabeel Ali Qayum beat Zyed Zaman 4-0, 4-1; Ali Zain beat Abdullah Khan 4-0, 4-5(7)
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