Muzammil, Mohammad Abid, Mohammad Shoaib, and Aqeel Khan post triumphs
Faisal JB
ISLAMABAD: Top seed, Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Abid, and Muzammil Murtaza qualified for the Men’s Singles semifinals after winning their respective matches at the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022 at Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) – Syed Dilawar Abbas (SDA) Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue here on Thursday. The semifinals will be played on Friday at the same venue.
On Thursday, all the top-ranking players Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Mohammad Abid, and Muzammil Murtaza claimed easy triumphs after outplaying their challengers in straight sets 2-0. All winners conceded a maximum two games in each set of the four quarterfinals. Pakistan number one Aqeel Khan defeated Abdullah Adnan at 6-1, 6-2.
Muzammil Murtaza beat Yousaf Khalil with the score-line of 6-2 and 6-1. Mohammad Abid thrashed Sami Zeb Khan 6-0, 6-1. Mohammad Shoaib, winners of 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship, overcame Mudassir Murtaza 2-0 at 6-2 and 6-2 in the penultimate quarterfinal of the national ranking tennis fixture.
Meanwhile, in the Ladies’ Singles, Meheq Khokhar overcame Mehvish Chishtie 6-3, 6-3 and winner of the last national tournament Sarah Mahboob stunned Amna Ali Qayum at 6-2, 6-0. Later on, Noor Malik overwhelmed Kainat Ali without conceding a single game at 6-0, 6-0. Tall girl Natalia Zaman toiled hard to overcome Esha Jawad, as she could not comntine her game due to injury. The final score-line was 3-6, 6-4 and 4-2(Retd) of the last quarterfinal.
President, Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Senator Salim Saifullah Khan visited PTF Complex today to witness some of the matches and he appreciated the standard of the players and especially interacted with young promising players. He encouraged and motivated them to work hard to raise the flag of Pakistan at the international level.
Results:
Men's Singles (Quarterfinals):
Muzammil Murtaza beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, 6-1
Mohammad Abid beat Sami Zeb Khan 6-0, 6-1
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mudassir Murtaza 6-2, 6-2
Aqeel Khan beat Abdullah Adnan 6-1, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Quarterfinals):
Meheq Khokhar beat Mehvish Chishtie 6-3, 6-3
Sarah Mahboob beat Amna Ali Qayum 6-2, 6-0
Noor Malik beat Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0
Natalia Zaman beat Esha Jawad 3-6, 6-4, 4-2(Retd)
Boy's 18&Under Singles (Round-II):
Farman Shakeel beat Amir Mazari 6-1, 7-5
Hamza Roman beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
Mahatir Mohammad beat Abdul Basit 6-1, 6-0
Bilal Asim beat Kamran Khan 6-0, 6-2
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Ibrahim Saqib 6-0, 6-1
Hamid Israr beat Asad Zaman 6-4, 6-1
Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Saifullah Khan 6-0, 6-0
Sami Zeb Khan beat Ahtesham Humayun 6-0, 6-1
Boy's 14 &Under Singles (Round-II):
Muzammil Bhand beat Ihsanullah Kabir 4-0, 4-1
Sameer Zaman beat Rayan Khan 4-2, 4-1
Amir Mazari beat Zayd Zaman 4-0, 4-0
Mohammad Haziq Asim beat Abdur Rehman 4-1, 4-1
Abdul Basit beat Abdullah Khan 1-4, 4-0, 4-2
Abubakar Talha beat Syed Hamza Hussain 4-1, 4-1
Boy's / Girls 12 & Under Singles (Round-II):
Haziq Areejo beat Eshal Zain 4-1, 4-0
Shayan Afridi beat Rashid Ali Bacahni 4-2, 4-1
Razik Sultan beat Mohammad Shakib 4-2, 4-0
Ihsanullah Kabir beat Eesa Fahd 4-1, 4-0
Men's Doubles (Quarterfinals):
Mohammad Shoaib / Barkatukllah beat Waqas Malik / Mudassir Murtaza 4-6, 6-3 (10-3)
Mohammad Abid / Muzammil Murtaza beat Ahmed Babar / Nameer Shamsi 6-2, 6-3
Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil beat Imran Bhatti / Abdullah Adnan 6-2, 6-4.
