Ahmed Naeel wins Under-18 title: Muzzamil Murtaza/Mohammad Shoaib claim Doubles’ title
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Rising tennis player, Muzzamil Murtaza dispatched Pakistan number one and top seed Aqeel Khan 2-1 in the first semifinal of the Men’s Singles of the 9th the 9th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships 2023 after beating their opponents here at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) on Saturday. The final score-line was 6-3, 5-7, and 6-4.
Muzzamil won the first set by 6-3 with ease while in the second set Aqeel controlled the game and took the set by 7-5. The 3rd set was thrilling, as both players toiled hard on the court to win the set as well as the semifinal. Muzzamil proved enough good to overcome heavyweight Aqeel Khan 6-4 in the decisive set. Ladies’ Single, Under 12, Under 10, and Under 18 Girls finals will be played at 10:30am while Men’s singles final will be played at 1pm. Farahat ullah Baber will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Semifinals):
Muzzamil Murtaza beat Aqeel Khan 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Mohammad Shoaib beat Yousaf Khalil 6-0, 6-1
Men’s Doubles (Final):
Muzzamil Murtaza/Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malik 7-6 (4), 6-3
Ladies’ Singles (Semifinals):
Amana Ali Qayum beat Mehak Khokhar 7-6 (5), 7-8 (2)
Sara Mehboob beat Esha Jawad 6-3, 6-4
U-18 Boys’ Single (Final):
Ahmed Naeel beat Hamza Asim 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
U-14 Boys’ Single (Final):
Hassan Usmani beat Muzzamil Bhand 6-1, 6-0
U-12 Boys Single (Semifinals):
Shayan Afridi beat Arsh Imran 4-1, 4-0
Razziq Sultan beat Ibrahim Gill 4-0, 4-0
Boys’ Under 10 (Semifinals):
Rashid Ali Bachani beat Arsh Imran 4-0, 4-0
Mohammad Faizan beat Ibrahim Gill 5-3, 1-4, 4-1
Veteran Doubles 45+ (Final):
Rashid Ali/Israr Gul beat Amin Khan/Syed Murtaza 6-4, 6-3.
