Tennis
SBP Open Tennis Championship conclude
SPORTS REPORT
LAHORE (January 30, 2021):- Ahmad Kamil defeated Imran Bhatti 2-1 in the final of Men's Singles and Haniya Minhas thrashed Ashtafila Arif by 6-0, 6-0 to bag the title of Ladies Singles category on the last day of the championship.
In the U-18 Boys’ category final, Hasheesh Kumar emerged triumphant against Faizan Fayyaz with the score of 6-2, 6-2 while the U-18 Girls’ category title went to Haniya Minhas. She trounced Natalia Zaman by 6-0, 6-1.
Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum said Sports Board Punjab will continue to extend full cooperation for the promotion of tennis in the province; he said this while talking to media at the prize distribution ceremony of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 at Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Saturday.
Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Director Tournament Rashid Malik and a large number of young tennis players and fans were also present on this occasion.
Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum said Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship is an ideal tournament for young players of 6 and 8 years of age to learn the basics of the game. “This is good initiative taken by Sports board Punjab to groom young tennis players with Corona SOPs in place in the prevailing circumstances of Covid-19”.
Results:
Men's singles Final:
Ahmad Kamil beat Imran Bhatti 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Ladies singles Final:
Haniya Minhas beat Ashtafila Arif 6-0, 6-0
Girls U-18 Final:
Haniya Minhas beat Natalia Zaman 6-0, 6-1
Boys U-18 Final:
Hasheesh Kumar beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-2, 6-2
U-14 Final:
Asad zaman beat Shehryar Anees 6-4, 6-4
Seniors 35 plus Doubles final:
Talha Waheed/Aashir Ali Khan beat Fayyaz Khan/Arif Feroz 6-0, 4-6, 7-6
Boys U-18 Doubles final:
Mahatir Muhammad/Ahtesham Arif beat Asad Zaman/Hasheesh Kumar 8-5
U-12 Final:
Ameer Mazari beat Omer Jawad 8-5
U-10 Final:
Abdur Rehman beat Fajar Fayyaz 8-0.
SBP Open Tennis: Ahmad, Imran and Ashtafila and Haniya post victories
SPORTS REPORT
LAHORE (January 29, 2021):-Ahmad Kamil and Imran Bhatti sailed into the final of Men's Singles and Ashtafila Arif and Haniya Minhas reached the final of Ladies Singles category on the fourth day of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Friday.
Around 15 matches were played on the 4th day of the mega event. All the final matches will be played at the same venue on Saturday at 3:00pm. Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum will be the chief guest of the prize distribution ceremony.
Results:
Men's singles semifinals:
Ahmad Kamil beat Hassan Riaz 6-1, 6-4
Imran Bhatti beat Mahatir Muhammad 6-1, 6-1
Ladies singles semifinals:
Haniya Minhas beat Natalia Zaman 6-0, 6-0
Ashtafila Arif beat Maria 6-1, 6-1
Seniors 35 plus Doubles:
Fayyaz Khan/Arif Feroze beat Kamran Qureshi/Shahdab Ahmad 6-2, 6-2
Talha Waheed/Ashar Ali khan beat Tariq Sadiq/Kashif Rehmat 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
U-18 semifinals:
Faizan Fayyaz beat Mahatir Muhammad 6-2, 7-6
Hasheesh Kumar beat Abdul Hanan Khan 6-4, 6-3
U-18 Doubles semifinals:
Mahatir Muhammad/Ahtesham Arif beat Shaeel Durab/Nalain Abbas 4-2, 5-3
Hasheesh Kumar/Asad Zaman beat Moavia Butt/Husnain 4-0, 4-0
Girls U-18 semifinals:
Natalia Zaman beat Ashtafila Arif 8-2
Haniya Minhas beat Tooba Khan 8-0
U-10 Semifinals:
Abdur Rehman beat Mustafa Uzair Rana 6-0
Fajar Fayyaz beat 7-5.
SBP Open Tennis Championship 2021
SPORTS REPORT
LAHORE (January 28, 2021):-Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, in a statement on Thursday said the game of tennis is growing swiftly among the young generation and Sports Board Punjab, in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, is extending every kind of assistance for the holding of tennis events in the province.
“Sports Board Punjab’s Junior Initiative Tennis Academy is also working quite effectively at Nishtar Park Sports Complex State of the Art Tennis Stadium where expert coaches are imparting training to 4 to 12 year old boys and girls under the supervision of Rashid Malik at the academy”.
Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said: “We are also organising First Quaid-e-Azam Inter-Division Hockey Championship with the collaboration of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) from Jan 25 to Feb 7, 2021 at National Hockey Stadium”.
Ahmad Kamil, Hassan Riaz, Imran Bhatti and Mahatir Muhammad stormed into semifinals in Men's Singles category on the third day of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Thursday.
Mahatir Muhammad, Faizan Fayyaz and Hasheesh Kumar also booked a place in the semifinals of Under-18 Boys’ Singles category after defeating their respective opponents in quarterfinals.
As many as 24 matches were played on the third day of Sports Board Punjab Open Tennis Championship 2021.
Results:
Men's singles quarterfinals:
Ahmad Kamil beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-4, 6-2
Hassan Riaz beat Abdul Hanan Khan 7-6, 6-3
Imran Bhatti beat Mian Bilal 6-2, 5-7, 10-5
Mahatir Mohammad beat Shaeel Durab 7-5, 6-2
Under-18 Quarterfinals:
Faizan Fayyaz beat Shaeel Durab 8-4
Mahatir Mohammad beat Ahtesham Arif 8-0
Hasheesh Kumar beat Hanzla Anwar 8-0
Under-18 Doubles Quarterfinals:
Shaeel Durab/Nalain Abbas beat Muneeb Majeed/Shehryar Anees 4-2, 4-2
Moavia Butt/Husnain beat Zaeem Ghafoor/Arman kamran 5-3, 4-1
Hasheesh Kumar/Asad beat Hassan Ali/Faizan Fayyaz 5-4, 5-4
Under-14 pre-quarterfinals:
Moavia Butt beat Abdullah Pirzada 7-6
Ameer Mazari beat Aized Khalil 6-2
Omer Jawad beat Abu Bakar Khalil 6-0
Asad Zaman beat Harris Bajwa 6-0
Under-12 pre-quarterfinals:
Ameer Mazari beat Xeerak Mustafa 6-1
Samer Zaman beat Ali Usman 6-0
Seniors 35-plus doubles:
Tariq Sadiq/Kashif Rehmat beat Mehboob Waheed/M Yousaf 6-1, 6-2.
Asif Abbasi creates new history in wheelchair tennis
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (January 19, 2021):-A wheelchair tennis player, Asif Gul Abbasi made a great mark in the history of wheelchair tennis after winning three international tournaments and representing Pakistan in over a dozen of tennis fixtures in United Kingdom (UK). Now, Asif spotted at 153 in the world ranking that released last December 2020. It is pertinent to mention here that he was ranked 82 couple of years back August 2018. Abbasi is only Pakistani lad, who achieved this milestone in the history of Pakistan wheelchair tennis.
The international sports website sports-bulletin.com arranged an interview with him (Asif) at National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad and he told this scribe that he had won three international events in UK including ITF Futures Wrexham, Wales 2017, ITF-3 Draw II 2020 at same venue and ITF-2 Draw II at Bolton, at indoor tennis centre 2020, in a row. “I won 15 British National Series wheelchair tennis tournaments and was declared “Player of the Year” three times back-to-back in 2017, 2018 and 2019, “he maintained.
Responding to a question, Asif said that he needed some support from Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) to play further international wheelchair tennis and heist the green flag all over the world through sports and to highlight the soft image of Pakistan. “I wish to represent my beloved county in the Para-Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan soon after the Summer Olympics, which are delayed owing to corona virus Covid-19, “he said.
“I can also help PTF in promoting the wheelchair tennis in the country, as I am qualified Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Level-III tennis coach. Pakistan has massive talent in the wheelchair tennis and disabled youth must be given an opportunity to excel at national and international level. I have vast experienced in playing and teaching wheelchair tennis in UK. I am also qualified wheelchair basketball mentor, “Asif Gul Abbasi concluded.
Begum Kulsum National Tennis: Muzammil stuns Aqeel Khan 2-1 in final
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 27, 2020):-Muzammil Murtaza stunned heavyweight Aqeel Khan 2-1 in the Men’s Singles final of the 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Sunday. The final score-line was 7-6, 3-6 and 6-4.
Ayman Ismael, CFO Eighteen was the guest of honor while Anwar Saifullah Khan, president Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), graced the occasion as chief guest to witness the finals and distributed prizes among the winners.
Anwar Saifullah Khan appreciated the role of sponsors in the promotion of tennis in collaboration with PTF. He also appreciated the tournament organizers for conducting such an excellent event. He praised the role of media for promotion of sports in Pakistan and especially game of tennis.
Earlier, in the Women’s singles final, Sarah Mahboob Khan had to work hard in the court to overcome her opponent Ushna Suhail 2-1 in a well-contested 3-set match with the score-line of 7-6(3),5-7 and 6-4.
Results (Finals):
Men’ Singles
Muzammil Murtaza beat Aqeel Khan: 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4
Ladies’ Singles
Sarah Mahboob beat Ushna Suhail: 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4
Seniors 45 Plus
Mehmood Khan/Azeem Khan beat Rashid Malik (ZTBL)/Fayyaz Khan: 6-2, 4-6(10-5)
Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament: Final on Sunday
SPORTS REPORT
ISLAMABAD (December 26, 2020):-Muzammil Murtaza and Aqeel Khan reached into the final of Men’s Singles Event of the 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. Now, both will meet in the final on Sunday at same venue.
Results:
Men’s Singles Matches:
Muzammil Murtaza bt Shahzad Khan: 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
Aqeel Khan bt Mohammad Abid: 6-4, 6-3
Ladies Singles:
Sarah Mahboob bt Hania Navaid 7-5, 6-0
Ushna Suhail bt Esha Jawad 6-2, 6-0
Boys Under-18:
Mohammad Shoaib bt Aqib Hayat: 6-2, 6-1.
Boys Under-16:
Hamid Israr/Sami Zeb bt Farman Shakeel/Nalain Abbas 5-3, 5-3
Mahatir Muhammad/Haseesh Kumar bt Mohammad Talha Khan/Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 4-1, 4-0
Boy’s Unser-14 Singles:
Bilal Asim bt Hussnain Ali Rizwan 4-2, 4-1
Hamid Israr bt Haider Ali Rizwan 4-2, 4-2
Hamid Israr bt Bilal Asim 4-1, 4-2
Girls’ U-14 Singles:
Sheeza Sajid bt Fatima Ali Raja 4-2, 4-0
Amna Ali Qayum bt Natalia Zaman 4-2, 5-4(11)
Boy’s/ Girl’s U-12:
Hamza Roman bt Ehtisham Hamayun 5-4(6), 4-2
Haniya Minhas bt Hamza Ali Rizwan 1-4, 4-2, 4-2
Hamza Roman bt Haniya Minhas 4-2,4-2
Boy’s/ Girl’s U-10:
Mohammad Hassan Usman bt Zohaib Afzal 4-2, 2-4, 5-3
Ismail Aftab bt Hamad Shah 4-1, 4-1
Mohammad Hassan Usman bt Ismail Aftab 4-2, 4-0
Seniors 45 Plus:
Mehmood Khan/Azeem Khan bt Wakeel Khan/Amjad Nasir 6-3, 6-1
Rashid Malik/Fayyaz Khan bt Israr Gul/Shakeel 4-6, 6-3(10-3)
Shahzad, Muzammil, Mohammad Abid and Aqeel qualify for semifinals
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 25, 2020):- Shahzad Khan, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Abid and Aqeel Khan qualifies for the Men’s Singles semifinals of the 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Friday.
All four quarterfinal matches won by the high ranked players in straight sets, as Muzammil overcame Heera Ashiq 2-0 in a well-contested match, as the both sets ended at tiebreak. Semifinals will be played on Saturday at same venue.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):
Shahzad Khan bt Mudassir Khan 6-3, 6-3
Muzammil Murtaza bt Heera Ashiq 7-6(5), 7-5
Mohammad Abid bt Mohammad Shoaib 6-0, 6-4
Aqeel Khan bt Ahmed Ch. 6-4, 6-2
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malak bt Yousaf Khalil/Heera Ashiq 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassir Murtaza bt Abdal Haider/Ahmed Ch. 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Esha Jawad bt Mahvish Chistie 6-1, 6-0
Sarah Mahboob bt Sheeza Sajid 6-0, 6-0
Hania Navaid bt Noor Malik 6-4, 6-3
Ushan Suhail bt Mariam Mirza 6-2, 3-0(Ret)
Boys Under-18 Singles:
Aqib Hayat bt Hasheesh Kumar 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Mohammad Shoaib bt Mahatir Mohammad 6-3,6-1
Boys Under-14 Singles:
Husnain Ali Rizwan bt Shahsawar Khan 4-5(8), 4-1, 4-0
Hamid Israr bt Mohammad Hamza Aasim 4-0, 4-2
Haider Ali Rizwan bt Hamza Roman 2-4, 4-1, 4-2
Bilal Asim bt Ahtesham Humayun 4-1, 4-0
Girls Under-14 Singles:
Sheeza Sajid bt Hareem Fatima 4-0, 4-0
Fatima Ali Raja bt Soha Ali 4-2, 4-0
Natalia Zaman bt Sara Khan 4-0, 4-2
Boys/ Girls Under-12 Singles:
Haniya Minhas bt Zohaib Afzal 4-2, 4-0
Hamza Roman bt Mohammad Haziq Aasim 4-0, 4-2
Ahtesham Humayun bt Amir Mazari 5-4(3), 5-4(1)
Hamza Ali Rizwan bt Ali Zain 4-0, 4-0
Boys/ Girls Under-10 Singles:
Mohammad Hassan Usman bt Zohaib Amjad 4-0, 4-2
Hamad Shah bt Mohammad Bilal Fahd 4-0, 4-0
Zohaib Afzal bt Mohammad Shayan 4-2, 4-2
Senior’s 45 Plus:
Wakeel Khan/Amjad Nasir bt Altaf Hussain/Shahid 6-1, 6-4
National Ranking Tennis Tournament: Mohammad Shoaib overcomes Ahmed Babar
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 24, 2020):- Mohammad Shoaib Khan overcame Ahmed Babar 2-1 in the only three sets fair of Men’s Singles Event of the ongoing 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Thursday. Rest of seven matches ended in straight sets, as the quarterfinals will be played on Friday at same venue.
After losing first set at 4-6, Mohammad Shoaib Khan displayed excellent game and did not allow his opponent Ahmed Babar to settle in the court and won rest of two sets by conceding only two and one game respectively. The final score-line was 4-6, 6-2 and 6-1.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-II):
Mohammad Abid bt Asad Ullah 6-2, 6-2
Aqeel Khan bt Abdal Haider 6-1, 6-2
Shahzad Khan bt Ahmed Kamil 6-2, 6-0
Mudassir Murtaza bt Waqas Malik 6-2, 6-0
Muzammil Murtaza bt Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-4
Ahmed Ch bt Mahatir Mohammad 6-1, 6-0
Heera Ashiq bt Hasheesh Kumar 6-4, 6-2
Shoaib Khan bt Ahmed Babar 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malak bt Ahmed Asjad/Subhan Bin Salik 6-3, 6-2
Yousaf Khalil/Heera Ashiq bt Ahmed Kamil/Ibrahim Omer 6-3, 6-4
Usman Ejaz/Shahzad Khan bt Abdal Haider/Ahmed Ch 6-0, 1-6,12-10
Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassir Murtaza bt Asad Ullah/Abbas Khan 6-3, 6-1
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Hania Navaid bt Azeena Aleem 6-2, 6-0
Sheeza Sajid bt Saher Aleem 6-7(10), 6-0, 6-3
Noor Malik bt Arooj Fatima 6-0, 6-0
Esha Jawad bt Oreen Jasia 6-1, 6-0
Boys Under-18 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Mahatir Mohammad bt Zalan Khan 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(1)
Hasheesh Kumar bt Sami Zeb 6-3, 7-6(2)
Aqib Hayat bt Nalain Abbas 6-3, 6-2
Shoaib Khan bt Hamid Israr 6-3, 6-1
Boys Under-14 Singles (semifinals):
Shahsawar bt Abdul Basit 4-0, 4-1
Haider Ali Rizwan bt Sameer Zaman 4-0, 4-0
Girls Under-14 Singles:
Aliza Fahd w/o Hareem Fatima
Fatimal Ali Raja bt Zara Khan 5-3, 4-1
Soha Ali bt Arooj Fatima 4-0, 4-1
Boys/ Girl’s Under-12 Singles:
Ahtesham Humayun bt Hamza Hussain 4-1, 4-1
Amir Mazari bt Taimoor Khan 4-0, 4-1
Hamza Ali Rizwan bt Rayan Khan 4-0, 4-0
Zohaib bt Ismail Aftab 4-0, 4-0
Hamza Roman bt Samer Zaman 4-1, 4-1
Haniya Minhas bt Amna Ali Qayum 4-0, 4-0
Ali Zain bt Ammar Masood 4-2, 4-1
Mohammad Haziq Aasim bt Zunaisha Noor 4-0, 4-2
Mohammad Hamza Aasim bt Asad Zaman 4-2, 5-3
Boys/ Girls Under-10 Singles:
Hajra Bibi w/o Mohammad Hussain Usman
Ishan Kabir bt Fajar Fayyaz 4-1, 4-0
Zohaib Amjad bt Eesa Fahad 4-2, 4-1
Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament
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ISLAMABAD (December 22, 2020):- Heera Ashiq outclassed Faizan Fayyaz in straight sets 2-0 in the first round of the Men’s Singles Event of the 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 here at PTF Complex on Tuesday.
As many as 30 matches were played in the Men’s Singles, Boys Under-18 and Boys Under-14 events, as the all top players advanced to the second round with comfortable wins and a high standard of tennis was witnessed during some of the matches.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-I):
Heera Ashiq bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-0, 6-2
Ahmed Kamil bt Israr Gul 6-0, 6-3
Mohammad Abid bt Aqib Hayat 6-0, 6-0
Ahmed Babar bt Ejaz Ahmed: 6-3, 6-2
Yousaf Khalil bt Ibrahim Omer 6-3, 7-5
Muzammil Murtaza bt Imran Bhatti 6-2, 7-6(4)
Shahzad Khan bt Barkatullah 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
Mudassir Murtaza bt Rashid Malik 6-4, 6-4
Boys Under-18 (Round-I):
Mohammad Bilal Farooq bt Saim Danish 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
Haider Ali Rizwan bt Faizan Shahid 6-0, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib bt Azan Sajid 6-3, 6-1
Bilal Asim bt Hamza Jawad 6-1, 6-1
Osama Mohammad Khan bt Ahmad Nael 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Mahatir Mohammad bt Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-1, 6-3
Hamid Israr bt Bakir Ali 6-4, 6-4
Sami Zeb Khan bt Ibrahim Bin Sohail 6-1, 6-1
Aqib Hayat bt Kamran Khan 6-2, 6-4
Uzair Khan bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-4, 6-4
Zalan Khan bt Hasam Khan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Mohammad Talha Khan bt Ahtisham Arif 6-2, 6-3
Hasheesh Kumar bt Farman Shakeel 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Kashan Omer bt Shaeel Durab 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Huzaima A. Rehman bt Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-2, 6-4
Nalain Abbas bt Huzaima A. Rehman 6-1, 6-1
Boys Under-14 (Round-I):
Hamza Hussian bt Mustansir Ali 4-0, 4-2
Ahtesham Humayun bt Daniyal Ikhlaq 4-0, 4-1
Hamid Israr bt Sameer Maqsood 4-0, 4-0
Husnain Ali Rizwan bt Moavia Butt 4-0, 4-1
Asad Zaman bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-1, 4-1
Jamal Shah w/o Abdullah Azhar
Hamza Roman w/o Mohammad Inam Qadir
Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championship: Aqeel and Sarah claim titles
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2020):-Top seed Aqeel Khan and Sarah Mehboob have won the titles of 6th National Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championships 2020 after beating their respective opponents in the finals of Men’s Singles and Ladies’ Singles respectively here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday.
It was a well-contested Men’s Singles final that was won by top seeded Aqeel by 2-1, as he overcame Muzammil Murtaza with the score-line of 7-6, 4-6 and 6-1. Both the player presented a quality game by hitting beautiful strokes.
Sarah Mehboob outclassed Ushna Suhail in straight sets 2-0 without any resistance. Sarah was on peak and showed impressive game during the whole match. Mohammad Shoaib won the Under-18 title after defeating Ahmed Kamil.
Results (Finals):
Men’s Singles
Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1
Ladies’ Singles
Sarah Mahboob beat Ushna Suhail 6-4, 6-3
Boys’ Under-18
Mohammad Shoaib beat Ahmed Kamil 6-1, 2-0, Retd
Girls’ Under-14
Amna Ali Qayum beat Sheeza Sajid 3-5, 4-2, 4-1
Boys’ Under-12
Hamza Roman beat Haniya Minhas 2-4, 4-1, 4-2
Boys’ Under-10
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Ismail Aftab 2-4, 5-3, 5-3, 6-3
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