Tennis
Barkatullah and Shoaib win Doubles Title J7 Federal Cup 2021
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 10, 2021):-Barkatullah pairing with Mohammad Shoaib clinched the title of Men’s Doubles event of the J7 Group – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2021 after overcoming their challengers Yousaf Khalil and Heera Ashiq 2-1 in the final at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue Islamabad on Friday. The final score-line was 5-7, 6-2 and 10-6.
Ushna Sohail and Noor Malik lift Ladies Double Title
In the Ladies’ Doubles final, Ushna Sohail and Noor Malik trounced duo of girls Sarah Mehboob and Meheq Khokhar 2-1 in a well-contested final at the same venue. The final score-line was 3-6, 6-3 and 10-7.
In the Ladies singles final, top seed Sarah Mahboob and 2nd Seed Ushna Sohail moved into final with imposing victories over their opponents. Sarah beat Esha Jawad 6-0 and 6-2 while Ushna defeated Noor Malik 6-2 and 6-2.
Maqbool Hussain Chairman J7 Group witnessed the Men's Doubles final and earlier met the participating players and officials, appreciated the organization and they ensued their group will support the healthy activity for the development of tennis in the youth and country.
Results:
Men's Singles (Semi Finals)
Aqeel Khan beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Semi Finals)
Sarah Mahboob beat Esha Jawad 6-0, 6-2
Ushna Sohail beat Noor Malik 6-2, 6-2
Men’s Doubles (final)
Barkatullah / Mohammad Shoaib beat Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq (2-1) 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
Ladies’ Doubles (final)
Ushna Sohail / Noor Malik beat Sarah Mehboob / Meheq Khokhar (2-1) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
J7 Group, Federal Cup: Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib reach in final
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 10, 2021):-Top seed Aqeel Khan and 3rd Seed Mohammad Shoaib set to meet in the Men's Singles final of J7 Group – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships, after winning their respective semifinals against Yousaf Khalil 2-0 and Mohammad Abid 2-1 at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Friday. The final will be played on Saturday at same venue.
In the first semi final, top seed Aqeel Khan was in fine touch and prevailed over Yousaf Khalil and built up the winning lead 4-0 by breaking 7th and 4th game of Yousaf by hitting a number of winners down the line. He won the first set at 6-2. In the second set, he kept the same pressure and won set at score of 6-3 by breaking 6th and 9th game of Yousaf and took the revenge of the Lahore defeat.
In the second semi final, 20 years old Mohammad Shoaib toppled the 2nd seed Mohammad Abid by playing high caliber and remarkable tennis. His forehand and back hand ground strokes were perfect in rhythm and he was flawless from the net out played 2nd seed Mohammad Abid in a thrilling and entertaining three set match. Mohammad Abid won the first set at 6-3 by breaking 8th game of Shoaib. Whereas Mohammad Shaib bounced back and won the second set in the same trend at 6-3. In the final set, Shaoib was very steady from the base line and long rallies were witnessed during the final set which was at 6-2 by breaking 3rd and 7th game of Abid and caused the major upset of the tournament. The match lasted 2 hours.
In the Ladies singles final, top seed Sarah Mahboob and 2nd Seed Ushna Sohail moved into final with imposing victories over their opponents. Sarah beat Esha Jawad 6-0 and 6-2 while Ushna defeated Noor Malik 6-2 and 6-2.
Maqbool Hussain Chairman J7 Group witnessed the Men's Doubles final and earlier met the participating players and officials, appreciated the organization and they ensued their group will support the healthy activity for the development of tennis in the youth and country. Maqbool Hussain Chairman J7 Group also cut the cake on the occasion in the presences of players and sports journalists in view of the solidarity with the sports activities in the area.
Tariq Mehmood Murtaza Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority and President Islamabad Tennis Association will grace the occasion on Men's Singles final as chief guest to distribute the prizes amongst the winners and runner-up.
Results:
Men's Singles (Semi Finals)
Aqeel Khan beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Semi Finals)
Sarah Mahboob beat Esha Jawad 6-0, 6-2
Ushna Sohail beat Noor Malik 6-2, 6-2
Essa Lab National Tennis: Omer stuns Farhan Altaf 2-0
Karachi (Sports Report):-Omer Shahid former Pakistan Ranked player who was living in USA for studies played superb match against top seed Farhan Altaf in the semifinal of Men’s Singles discipline of the ongoing 10th Essa Lab National Tennis Championship 2021 at Modern Club Karachi on Thursday. The final score-line was 6-0 and 6-3.
The closing ceremony and finals will be played on Saturday at same venue, as Dr Mohammad Faiz Kidwai, Director elect Rotary International will be the chief guest.
Results (Day-5):
Men’s Single Semi Final
Vinod Das bt Ahsan Siddiq 6-4, 6-2
U-16 Semi final
Asad Zaman bt Raahim Veqar 6-3 6-2
U-16 Single Final
Asad Zaman (LHR) bt Nadir Mirza 6-4,6,2,6-4
Nadir Mirza bt Ahsan Ahmed 6-1 6-2
U-14 Single Quarter Final
Sameer Zaman bt Ahmed Sheikh 4-1, 4-1
U-14 Singles Semi Final
Nadir Mirza bt Ahsan Ahmed 4-1 5-3
U-12 Single Semi Final
Zohaib Malik (LHR) bt Ali 4-0 4-1
Sameer Zaman bt Ahmed Shaikh (HYD) 6-4 6-2
J7 Federal Cup: Aqeel, Yousaf, Shaoib and Abid confirm berths in semifinals
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 9, 2021):-Besides top seed Aqeel Khan, Yousaf Khalil, Mohammad Shaoib and Mohammad Abid moved into the semifinals of the ongoing J7 – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2021 after beating their respective challengers at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Thursday.
The 6th Seed Yousaf Khalil, the upcoming proficient caused a major upset during the course of his quarter final encounter with 4th Seed Heera Ashiq. In his pursuit of victory he added his foot speed and top spin makes him a force to be reckoned with. Yousaf certainly toned down and dispirited his accomplished adversary by upping the velocity of this serves, rallying with self assurance and showing no hesitation in rushing the net frequently. Yousaf Khalil managed to oust the 4th seed with the score-line of 6-4, 6-7(3) and 6-3.
In another Men’s Singles quarter final, Mohammad Shoaib toppled Mudassar Murtaza in a thrilling match of the day 2-0 with the final score-line of 6-3, 3-6 and 6-2. Shoaib served and returned well easing his way to move into the semi final stage. The semi finals will be batted out between Aqeel Khan and Yousaf Khalil and Mohammad Abid and Mohammad Shoaib on Friday 10th December 2021 at same venue.
The top seed Aqeel Khan faced resistance from 8th Seed Barkatullah. In the opening set, Aqeel served and retuned well to finish the set at 6-4 but in the 2nd set found his young adversary impeccable and had to concede the set 7-6(8). The final set was marked with aces and long rallies and the score went up to 4-4 all as both players held their respective serves, Aqeel broke the ninth game of the final set by hitting some winners down the line forced out Barkatullah in 6-4.
In the Ladies event Sarah Mahboob, Ushna Sohail, Esha Jawad and Noor Malik moved into the Semi finals by winning their respective matches. The best encounter in the ladies event played between Esha Jawad and Sheeza Sajid, Both the players showed quality tennis and long rallies were witnessed. Esha Jawad after losing the first set at 3-6, won the next two in a well contested match at 7-6(2) 6-4. The match lasted 2 hours 10 minutes.
The semi final matches will be played on Friday 10th December 2021 at 10:00 AM and Doubles Final of Men’s and Ladies at 2:45 PM at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex courts, Islamabad. Maqbool Hussain Chairman J7 Group will be the chief guest on the Doubles Final.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Quarter Finals)
Aqeel Khan beat Barkatullah 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4
Yousaf Khalil beat Heera Ashiq 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3
Mohammad Shaoib beat Mudassar Murtaza 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Mohammad Abid beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-2, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Quarter Finals)
Sarah Mahboob beat Hania Navaid 6-4, 6-0
Esha Jawad beat Sheeza Sajid 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4
Noor Malik beat Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-1
Ushna Sohail beat Mehaq Khokhar 6-3, 6-0.
Men’s Doubles (Quarter Finals):
Ahmed Asjad Qureshi / Ahmed Kamil beat Waqas Malik / Aabdal Haider 5-7, 6-4, 10-3.
Ladies Doubles (Quarter Finals)
Sarah Mahboob / Mehaq Khokhar beat Azeena Aleem / Seher Aleem 6-0, 6-1
Men’s Doubles (Semi Finals)
Barkatullah / Mohammad Shoaib beat Ahmed Kamil / Ahmed Asjad Qureshi 6-4, 6-1
Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championship from December 13, 2021
Abdul Jabbar Faisal / Mohammad Rizwan Malik
ISLAMABAD (December 8, 2021):-Over 200 male and female players will participate in the 7th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship 2021, which will start from December 13 here at the Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) under the banner of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), Senator Taj Haider along with Senator Farhatullah Babar, Senator Palwasha Khan, Syed Sibt Haider Bukhari and Fazal Subhan told journalists of twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad in a press briefing at the championship venue.
Senator Taj Haider further said that the top ranking national players would be in action during the 6-day prestigious national tennis showpiece. “The final will be played on December 18 at ITC Clay courts and top leadership of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will grace the occasion as chief guest to distribute the prizes among the players. One million rupees prize money will be disbursed among the national players, “he added.
Responding to a question, he said, “We will try to organize the next edition of the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship at international level and at least South Asian countries will be invited for this annual tennis fixture. The event will have 10 different categories including Men's Singles, Ladies Singles, Boys Under-18, Girls Under-18, Boys Under-14, Boys and Girls Under-12, Boys and Girls Under-12, Under-10 Veterans +45 years and Veterans over + 60, “he further divulged.
“Due to Corona, the participation of foreign players stopped. It is a nice omen for tennis to organize three international events back-to-back in capital city Islamabad. Sindh government is funding for this event and they approved funds of Rs. 4 million for Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship and it will be staged in benefitted manners. We will also help to train the budding players and a camp will be established very soon, “he said while adding that the tournament would be supervised by International Referee Adil from Iran and Shahzad Akhtar Alvi would assist him.
“Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Tennis Academy was set up four months ago in which 11 ball pickers were training. Tennis competitions would also be organized in remote areas to make poor and middle class children a part of this sport, “he concluded.
Essa Lab National Tennis Championships 2021
Karachi (Sports Report):-Farhan Altaf and Vindo Das havbe win their Men’s Singles semifinals of the 10th Essa Lab National Tennis Championship held at Modern Club on Wednesday.
Results (Day 4)
Men’s Single Semi Final
Farhan Altaf bt Salmn Ahmed 6-0 ,6-1
Men,s Single Semi Final
Vinod Das bt Ahsan Siddiq 6-4, 6-2
U-16 Single Quarter Final
Raahim Veqar bt Munir Derbari 6-3 6-4
Ahsan Ahmed bt Kashan Tariq 7-5 6-7
U-14 Single Quarter Final
Asad Zaman (LHR)bt Nael Mirza 4-2 4-0
Ahsan Ahmed bt Duraf Das 4-2,1-4,4-2
Nadir Mirza bt Abdullah Raziq 4-0 4-0
U-12 Single Quarter Final
Ali bachani HYD bt Abid Bachani HYD 4-0 4-2
Sameer Zaman bt Nael Mirza 4-0 2-4 4-0
Girls 14 Single Semi Final
Inaya bt Eshal 4-0 4-0
45-Doubles Semi Final
Zafar + Sher bt Rafi Darbari HYD +Abdul Saeed 8-4
Jawad +Iltafat bt Imran +Salim 8-4
35-Doubles Seim Final
Robin Das +Vinod Das bt Mustafa+Kamra 8-4
A Saeed +Naseem bt Sher +Iltafat 8-4
U-10 Single Semi Final
Majid Ali HYD bt Humza 4-1,4-1
Men,s Doubles Semi Final
Shahab +Adnan bt Ali +Vinot 8-5
U-12 Double Semi Final
Ali +Ahmed bt Imdad Ali +Nibras 5-4 (7-5)4-2
Juniors 18 semi Final
Mohammad Ahtisham (LHR) bt m Ali Khattah HYD 6-7,6-1,6-1
Raahim Veqar bt Munir Darbari HYD 4-6 7-5 6-4
U-14 Doubles Semi final
Nadir Mirza+Nael Mirza bt Taimoor+Kaamil 4-0 4-1
J7-34th Federal Cup: Top seeds players reach in quarterfinals
Islamabad (Sports Report):-Aqeel Khan, Barkatullah, Heera Ashiq, Yousaf Khalil, Mudassir Murtaza, Mohammad Shoaib, Hasheesh Kumar and Mohammad Abid moved into the quarterfinals by winning their respective matches of J7 – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships at S.Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
Top seed Aqeel Khan was in excellent form and eliminated Saqib Hayat without conceding a single game at 6-0 and 6-0. The 2nd seed Mohammad Abid and 3rd seed Mohammad Shoaib won their matches in straight sets without any resistance. Unseeded Hasheesh Kumar of Karachi made the major upset in the tournament when he eliminated 7th seed Ahmed Chaudhary in a well contested three set match. In the final set Ahmed Chaudhary was leading 5-2 and was serving for the match but Hasheesh Kumar fought back not only level the score 5 all by breaking 8th and 10th game by playing consistent game from the baseline and won the final set at 7-5. He will face 2nd seed Mohammad Abid in the quarterfinals.
In the Ladies Singles event Sarah Mehboob, Ushna Suhail, Noor Malik, Esha Jawad, Haniya Navaid, Meheq Khokhar, Kainat Ali and Sheeza Sajid qualified for the quarterfinals by winning their respective matches. In the ladies event Kainat Ali caused the upset when she beat 7 seed Mariam Mirza in another thrilling entertaining three set match.
Syed Kaleem Imam former President PTF and Secretary Narcotics visited the tournament site and witness the matches.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Main Draw Pre Quarterfinals)
Aqeel Khan beat Saqib Hayat 6-0 6-0; Barkatullha w/o Ibrahim Umer; Heera Ashiq beat Nalain Abbas 6-0 6-3; Yousaf Khalil beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-1 6-0; Mudassir Murtaza beat Talha Bin Asif 6-2 7-6(6); Muhammad Shoaib beat Ahmed Asjad Qureshi 6-2 6-3; Hasheesh Kumar beat Ahmed Chaudhary 5-7 6-4 7-5; Mohammad Abid beat Ahmed Babar 6-4 6-1;
Ladies Singles (Main Draw Pre Quarterfinals)
Noor Malik beat Amara Khan 6-1 6-0; Ushna Suhail beat Seher Aleem 6-0 6-1; Meheq Khokhar w/o Asfa Shahbaz; Sheeza Sajid beat Azeen Aleem 6-1 6-2; Haniya Navaid w/o Mehvish Chishtie; Esha Jawad w/o Nida Akram; Kainat Ali beat Mariam Mirza 7-5 4-6 6-2; Sarah Mehboob w/o Rahat Javid;
Men’s Doubles (Main Draw 1st Round)
Sami Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Israr Gul / Aqib Hayat 6-2 6-3; Shahzad Khan / Mohammad Usman Ejaz beat Abdul Hanan Khan / Faizan Fayyaz 6-4 6-0; Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq beat Mahatir Mohammad / Kamran Khan 6-3 6-2; Asad Ullha / Ejaz Ahmed beat Hasheesh Kumar / Nalain Abbas 6-0 6-3; Ahmed Kamil / Asjad Qureshi beat Abbas Khan / Saqib Hayat 6-3 6-2;
Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
Aqeel Khan / Nofil Kaleem beat Sami Zeb Khan / Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-1 6-3; Barkatullah / M. Shoaib beat Asadullah / Ejaz Ahmad 7-5 6-2; Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil beat Shahzad Khan / Mohammad Usman Ejaz 7-6(6) 62
Essa Lab National Seniors and Juniors Tennis Championship
Karachi (Sports Report):-The formal Opening Ceremony of 10th Essa Lab National Tennis Championship held at Modern Club. Dr. Nazia Shakil, Consultant Dermotologist, was the chief guest, other prominent including Mohammad Khalid Rehmani, Zafar Hasan , Pasha, Raisa Ashfaq, Farha Riaz, perveen Akhter, Ishrat zehra, Sumeira Javed, Noushad Ahmed were present on the occasion.
Results (Day-3):
Men’s Single 2nd Round
Mustafa Tariq bt Robin Das 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
Men’s Single Quarter Final
Ahsan Siddiq bt Bilal 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
Vinod Das bt Ibrahim Iltifat 6-2, 6-2
Girls 18 Single Semi Final
Zainab Ali bt Inaya Sayeed 6-1, 6-4
Under-16 Singles 1st Round
Ali khattak (Hyderabad) bt Abdullah Raziq 6-2, 6-2
Under-16 Quarter final
Asad Zaman (Lahore) bt Ali khattak ( Hyderabad) 6-1, 6-2
Under-14 Boys Single 2nd round
Nael Mirza bt Ruhab Faisal 4-2, 4-2
Duraf Das bt Ali Bachani (HYD) 4-2, 5-4
Under-12 Single 2nd round
Zohaib Malik (LHR) bt Rashid Ali (Hyderabad) 4-0, 4-0
Ali Bachani( HYd )Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-1
Ahmed Shaikh bt Hazik 4-1, 4-2
Sameer Zaman bt Faiz Ilyas 4-2, 4-2
Under-12 2nd round
Zohaib Malik (LHR) bt Rashid Ali (Hyderabad) 4-0, 4-0
Ali Bachani( HYd )Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-1
Ahmed Shaikh bt Hazik 4-1, 4-2
Sameer Zaman bt Faiz Ilyas 4-2, 4-2
U-nder12 Single Quarter Final
Zohaib Malik (LHR) bt Juaid Mahar 4-0, 4-0
Men’s Double 1st Round
Salman+Mustafa bt Imran +Fahad 6-2, 6-3
Sher Ahmed +Shoaib bt Asaad+Sunny 8-1
Aqeel Shabbir +Murad Khan bt Iltafat+Ahtisham 8-5
Men’s Doubles Quarter-Final
Ali+Vinod w/o Shamael +Ali W/O
Shahab+Adnan bt Salman+Mustafa 8-5
Ibrahim+Mustafa bt Kashan+Ahsan 8-4
Junior 18 Singles 1st Round
Mohammad Ahtisham (LHR) bt Hasnai Kharram 6-0, 6-1
Mohammad Ali Khattak ( Hyd) bt kashan Tariq 6-4,6-4
Rahaam Veqar bt Ammar Ismail 6-4, 6-4
45 Double 1st Round
Rafi Darbarai +Mohammad Abdul Saeed bt Noman Farid + Karim Gul 8-5
Zafar +Sher Ahmed bt Capt Aleem +Juniad 8-0
Imran +Salim bt Amir + Kamran 8-4
Jawad +Iltafat bt Razi Nawab+ Waheed 9-7
35 Double 1st Round
Mustafa +Kamran bt Ali +Shamael W/O
Robin +Vinod Das bt Amir +Shehzad 8-3
Mohammad Ahmed Saeed + Mohammad Naseem bt Shoaib +Javed 8-5
Sher Ahmed +Iltafat bt Rizwan +Adnan W/O
Under-10 Singles 2nd round
Rashid Ali bt Rohan 4-0, 4-0
Abid Bachani HYD Rohan 4-0, 4-0
Abid Bachani bt Zayd Zaman 4-2, 4-5, 4-2
Under-10 Singles 2nd round
Rashid Ali bt Rohan 4-0, 4-0
Abid Bachani HYD Rohan 4-0, 4-0
Abid Bachani bt Zayd Zaman 4-2, 4-5, 4-2
Hamza Arijo bt Ali Raza W/O
Majid Ali (HYD) Emre Shazim 1-4, 4-2, 4-0
U-10 Single Semi final
Rashid Ali (HYD) bt Abid Bachani 4-2, 4-0
Majid Ali (HYD) bt Hamza Arejo 4-1, 4-1.
Aqeel outplays Jibran 2-0 in the Federal Cup Tennis Championships
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 7, 2021):-Top seed Aqeel Khan outclassed Jibran-ul-Haq in straight sets 2-0 in his opening match of the Men’s Singles event of the J7 – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad on Tuesday. The second round matches will be held on Wednesday at same venue.
Earlier in the morning session, Yaseen Mahsud CEO of J7 Group graced opening ceremony as a chief guest. All prominent senior Executives and Directors of the J7 Group along with Col. Gul Rehman Secretary PTF, Majid Bashir SEVP ITA, Ahsan Raza Zaidi Treasurer ITA, other distinguished guests and officials of PTF were present on the occasion.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Main Draw 1st Round)
Aqeel Khan beat Jibran-ul-Haq 6-3 6-0; Saqib Hayat beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-1 6-3; Ibrahim Umer beat Kamran Khan 6-1 6-3; Barkatullah beat Ijaz Ahmed 6-3 6-1, Heera Ashiq beat Ahmed Kamil 6-0 6-3; Nalain Abbas beat Jabir Ali 6-1 6-2; Mahatir Mohammad beat Asad Ullah 6-3 7-6(3); Yousaf Khalil beat Abdul Hanan Khan 6-0 6-2; Mudassar Murtaza beat Sami Zeb Khan 6-3 6-2; Talha Bin Asif beat Aqib Hayat 6-1 6-0; Ahmad Asjad Qureshi beat Shaheen Mehmood 7-6(4) 6-2; Mohammad Shoaib beat Abbas Khan 6-0 6-0; Ahmed Chaudhry beat Nofil Kaleem 6-1 6-1; Hasheesh Kumar beat Israr Gul 6-4 6-1; Ahmed Babar beat M.Waqas Malik 6-3 7-6(6), Mohammad Abid beat Mohammad Usman Ejaz 6-1 6-2;
Ladies Singles (Main Draw 1st Round)
Hania Navid beat Zahra Sulman 6-1 6-2; Nida Akram beat Tooba Babar 6-1 6-0; Kainat Ali beat Zahra Khan 6-0 6-0;
J-7 Federal Cup Tennis: Eight players qualify for Main Draw
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 6, 2021):-Ahmad Kamil, Kamran Khan, Mahatir Mohammad, Mohammad Usman Ejaz, Talha Bin Asif, Abbas Khan, Jabir Ali and Shaheen Mehmood qualified for the main draw of Men's Singles discipline of the J7 - 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2021 after winning their matches at Syed Dilawar Abbas (SDA)-Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex Islamabad on Monday.
The main draw matches will be played on Tuesday, as Yaseen Mahsud, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of J7 Group, will inaugurate the prestigious national tennis showpiece. As many as 20 players were accepted directly into the main draw according to PTF National Ranking while 4 players were awarded a wild card and 8 qualifiers completed the draw of 32.
An official of PTF told Sports Bulletin website: The Draw of Men's Singles and Ladies Singles were taken out by Mohammad Arif Qureshi, ITF White Badge Referee in the presence of the players. According to the Men's Singles Draw, the top eight seeds are Aqeel Khan (WAPDA), Mohammad Abid, Mohammad Shoaib, Heera Ashiq, Mudassar Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, Ahmed Choudhary and Barkatullah.
The J7 Group of Companies is the main sponsor of the 34th edition of Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships whereas Star Marketing is joining hands as co-sponsor. J7 Group - Real Estate entrepreneurs joined hands for the promotion of the game of tennis. The dynamic team of J7 Group is led by visionaries enriched with brilliance, resources and experience. J7 Group is known to have delivered real estate projects in record time.
Results:
Men's Singles (Qualifying):
Ahmad Kamil beat Faizan Shahid 8-0; Kamran Khan beat Mohammad Bilal 8-6; Mahatir Mohammad beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 8-3; Mohammad Usman Ejaz beat Mohammad Talha Khan 8-3; Talha Bin Asif beat Hamid Israr 3-2 (Retd.); Abbas Khan beat Mohammad Zaryab 8-6; Jabir Ali beat Abdul Karim 8-1; Shaheen Mehmood beat Azeem Khan 8-4.
Round-II
Faizan Shahid beat Azan Shahid 6-3; Kamran Khan beat Mohammad Abdullah 6-3; Mahatir Mohammad beat Zaryab Pirzada 6-4; Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Dr. Hamid Akram 6-0; Mohammad Talha Khan beat Haseen Inyat Raja 6-3; Mohammad Usman Ejaz beat Shaeel Durab 6-0; Talha Bin Asif beat Hasam Khan 6-2; Hamid Israr beat Parbhat Kumar 6-3; Mohammad Zaryab beat Huzaima Abdul Rehman 7-6(1); Jabir Ali beat Shawal Azeem 6-1; Shaheen Mahmood beat Mohammad Hamza Asim 6-1,
Round-I
Azan Shahid beat Ahmad Murad 6-0; Zaryab Pirzada beat Umair Javed 6-2; Parbhat Kumar beat Ghoush Raza 7-6; Hamid Israr beat Adnan Rashid 6-0; Mohammad Zaryab beat Mamoon Ilyas 6-3; Shawal Azeem beat Imran Haider 6-1; Jabir Ali beat Azan Sajid 6-1; Azeem Khan beat Nazar Afridi 6-0; Talha Saqib beat Jahanzeb Inam 6-1;
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