Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Top seed Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib set to meet in the Men’s Singles final of the 39th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Khyber Cup National Ranking Tennis Tournament after beating Muzammil Murtaza and Mohammad Abid respectively in straight sets 2-0 in the semifinals here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Tuesday.
In the first semifinal, Aqeel Khan outclassed Muzammil Murtaza in straight sets 2-0 in a single-sided affair, as the Pakistan number one guy was in good touch and did not allow his low ranking opponent to settle his feet on the court. Aqeel displayed top quality game and Muzammil was not able to response the Aqeel’s aggression. The final score-line was 6-1 and 6-1.
Meanwhile, in the second semifinal, Mohammad Shoaib had to toil hard to overcome Mohammad Abid at the same venue. Shoaib finished the first set easily at 6-3, however, he faced great resistance in the second set by his opponent Mohammad Abid. The second set went up neck-to-neck, as was leveled at 6-6. Later, on set-break, Shoaib compelled his challenger to bow out from court.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Semi-Finals):
Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza 6-1, 6-1
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 6-3, 7-6(2)
Men’s Doubles (Quarter-Finals):
Aqeel Khan / Mohammad Abid beat Saqib Hayat / Asadullah 7-6(3), 6-3
Heera Ashiq/ Yousaf Khalil beat Hasheesh Kumar / Parbat Kumar 6-2, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib (PAF) / Barkat Ullah bt Imran Bhatti / Ahmad Babar 6-3, 6-2
Muzammil Murtaza / Mudassir Murtaza beat Ahmed Asjad /Ahmed Kamil 6-3, 6-1
Boys’ Under-18 Singles (Semi-Finals):
Mahatir Mohammad beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-3, 6-0
Sami Zeb Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-3, 6-3
