Sports Bulletin

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-The MCI Twin City Tennis Tournament started here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday. Around 30 players from different clubs have participated in the Men singles, Ladies Singles, Under-18 Singles (Girls) and Under-18 Singles (Boys) events. Men’s singles (Round-1): Sameer Kiyani Bt Abdul Wahid 8-2; Ahmed Murad Bt Ali younus 8-1; Mohammad Aafaan Bt Abdul Moeed 8-2; Adnan Khan Bt Subhan Aslam 8-0; Haseeb Inayat Bt Abdul Wasay 8-6; Zain Ali Bt Naveed Iqbal 8-0; Top seed Hamza Asim and Second Seed Jabir Ali got byes in the first round Quarterfinal Round: Hamza Asim Bt Sameer Kiyani 8-1; Mohammad Aafaan Bt Ahmed Murad 8-2; Adnan Khan Bt Haseeb Raja 8-2; Jabir Ali Bt Ali Zain 8-2; Semifinals: Hamza Asim Bt Mohammad Aafaan 8-3; Jabir Ali Bt Adnan Khan 8-2; Ladies singles (Round-1): Mahak Khokhar Bt Zara Ahmed 8-0; Maria Batool Bt Mariam Yameen 8-2; Ayesha Masood Bt Zara Shabaz 8-2; Noor Fatima Bt Azeena Aleem 8-0; Zara Lawangin Bt Sunila Naqvi 8-0; Ghazal Kiyani Bt Amra Khan 8-0; Taniya Riaz Bt Momina 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Shenaz Talib 8-0; Quarterfinal Round: Mahak Khokhar Bt Maria Batool 8-0; Ayesha Masood Bt Noor Fatima 8-3; Zara Lawangin Bt Ghazal Kiyani 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Taniya Riaz 8-2; Semifinals: Mahak Khokhar Bt Ayesha Masood 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Zara Lawangin 8-2; Boys Under-18 Singles (Round-1): Abdul Moeed Bt Orhan Sohail 8-0; Subhan Aslam Bt Abdul Wahid 8-0; Saqib Ibrahim Bt Abdul Wasay 8-4; Sameer Kiyani Bt Ahyan Bin Zahid 8-0; Mustansir Ali, Haziq Asim, Adullah Khan, Ali Zain got byes in the first round matches. Quarterfinal Round: Abdul Moeed Bt Mustansir Ali 8-5; Haziq Asim Bt Subhan Aslam 8-0; Saqib Ibrahim Bt Abdullah Khan 8-4; Sameer Kiyani Bt Ali Zain 8-4; Semifinals Haziq Asim Bt Abdul Moeed 8-1; while other semifinal will be played tomorrow morning. Girls Under-18 singles (Quarterfinals): Saher Aleem Bt Zara Ahmed 8-3; Sunila Waqas Bt Amra Khan 8-0; Ayesha Masood Bt Zara Shabaz 8-6; Zara Lawangin Bt Alishba 8-0; Semifinals Sehar Aleem Bt Sunila Waqas 8-0; Zara Lawangin Bt Ayesha Masood 8-1;

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-The 1st All Sindh Muslim Sports Trophy Ranking Tennis Championship is going on with full swing under the banner of Karachi Tennis Association. Results (Day 2): Men’s Singles 1st Round Ahsan Ahmed beat Danyal Sanaullah 6-1 rtd. Shahab Khan beat Umair Anwar 6-4, 6-4 Men’s Singles Pre Quarter Mohammad Ali (2nd seed) beat Salman Ahmed 6-3 rtd Under 15 Singles 1st round Taimoor Khan beat Abdul Ahad 4-0, 4-0 Under 15 Singles Semifinal Ruhab Faisal beat Nibras Malik 4-0, 4-0 Men’s Doubles 1st Round Raheel + Ahsan Ahmed beat Faraz Ali + Mohammad Usman 8-6  Salman Ahmed + Mohammad Salman beat  Dinani + Asad Ali  8-6 Soft Tennis Ladies Singles 1st Round Qudsia Raja beat Afshan Fatima 5-2 Ishrat Zehra  beat Shumaila Naz 5-2 Soft Tennis Ladies Singles Semi Final Eraj Batool beat Ishrat Zehra 5-0 Marium Shahid beat Qudsia Raja 5-0

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-The 1st All Sindh Muslims’ Sports Trophy Tennis Championship started under the supervision of Karachi Tennis Association (KTA). The competitions are staged in different age group categories. Results (Day-1): Men’s Singles Mohammad Ahmed beat Salman Dinani 6-3, 6-2 Hasnain Khurram beat Aamir Altaf 6-4, rtd. Mohammad Umair Anwar beat Saad Ahmed 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 Under 15 Singles Ahsan Ahmed beat Syed Mahad  Shehzad 4-0, 4-0 Ruhab Faisal beat Bilal Khan 4-1, 4-0 Under 11 Singles Rahim Faisal beat Naayel Shoaib  5-3, 4-2 Soft Tennis Ladies Singles (Round-1) Qudsia Raja beat Afshan Fatima   5-2 Ishrat Zehra beat Shamaila Naz 5-2 Soft Tennis Ladies Singles (Semi Finals) Marium Shahid beat Qudsia Raja 5-4 Eraj Batool beat Ishrat Zehra 5-0.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Pakistan’s tennis star Aisam Qureshi pairing with Alexander Nedovyesov stormed into the final of ATP World Tennis Championship after thrashing their opponents 2-1 in the Doubles’ Fixture at the Delrey Beach United States of America (USA). According to available information from abroad, they outplayed an all American pair of Alex Lawson and Robert Galloway in a three sets thriller with the score-line of 6-3,6-7 and 10-4. At one stage, Aisam and his partner were leading at 6-3 and 5-4 and serving the match point at 40-40 when Alexander missed a volley and were broken back. The American pair took full advantage of this good luck and went on to clinch the second set in a tie break however in super tie break Aisam and partner totally dominated the court and won it 10-4. Aisam Qureshi and Alexander Nedovyesov will meet Dutch/El Salvador duo of Rojer Julien and Marcelo Arevalo in the final.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani teenagers claimed third position in the ITF Under-14 World Juniors Team Event Competitions after beating hosts Sri Lanka 3-0 at Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday. Pakistan girls finished 5th Position in the event  Results: Hamza Roman beat Ganuka Fernando 6-0, 6-3 Mohammad Hussnain Ali Rizwan beat Lithum Jayabandu 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 Ahtesham Humayun/Hamza Roman beat Ganuka Fernando/Lithum Jayabandu 7-6, 6-2.

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-Adnan Khan has won the Single title of Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) Tennis League while Abdul Wasay won Under-12 and Under-14 Tennis League titles. Total 30 players from different clubs participated in the league and around 50 matches were played on round robin format. The ITC Tennis League was sponsored by KhadejaLaghari. Results: Open Category (Men / Women Mix): Adnan Khan beat Mohammad Afaan 6-4; and achieved first position while Mohammad Aafaan beat Sameer Kiyani 6-3; and holds second position and Sameer Kiyani beat Sameer Inayat 6-1 and placed as third in the League matches. Under 14 Matches: Abdul Wasay beat Orhan Sohaild 6-4 and placed as winner while Orhan Sohail beat MurukhSajjid 6-4; and took the second position, Marukh Sajjid beat Lala Rukh Sajjid 6-3; for the third Positon Under 12 Matches Abdul Wasay beat Orhan Sohail 6-4 for first position, Orhan beat Lala Rukh 6-2 and took second position while Lala Rukh beat Marukh 6-4 and achieved third position.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Ivan Iutkin from Russia has won second back-to-back ITF Juniors title after defeating Mehmet Onur Turgut from Turkey in straight sets 2-0 in the Boys’ Singles final of the ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships that concluded at PTF-S DA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. It is pertinent to mention here at Ivan Iutkin had claimed the ITF Tennis crown at the same venue after beating Kazak lad Aldiyar Abzhan 2-0 on February 12, 2022. Unseeded Ivan Iutkin ousted Mehmet Onur Turgut in a straight sets with the score-line of 6-4 and 6-3, as the match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. Both the players exhibit high standard of tennis and moved forward equally till the game score was leveled 4-4. In the 9th game Ivan Iutkin was down 0-40, however, he changed the strategy of the game and fought back bravely to secure the game and make the score 5-4. In the 10th game Ivan played extraordinary and finished the first at 6-4. In the second set Ivan again showed his supremacy to build-up the lead 4-2 by breaking 4th game of Turgut and continued his winning pace till the end of set and match 6-3. Ivan showed a remarkable speed and exhibited excellent tennis. Sa Rang Lim overcomes Andra Izabella in Girls’ Singles final Earlier, in the morning session, unseeded Sa Rang Lim of Korea annexed the Girls Singles title and caused the major upset when she toppled top seed Andra Izabella Sirbu of Romania in an exciting thrilling three sets match at 6-1, 2-6 and 6-4, which lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. Andra Izabella took a flying start 3-0 against Sa Rang Lim by breaking the 1st and 3rd game and continued the same pressure and won the set at 6-1. In the 2nd set, Sa Rang Lim fought back bravely and played excellent tennis from the baseline, and leveled the match 1-set all by breaking the 1st, 3rd, and 5th game of Andra Izabella. The actual battle of supremacy was started in the final set which was marked with drop shots, powerful forehand, backhand drives, and cross-court down the line shots, and saw some exhilarating tennis as both the players reached 4-games all. Sa Rang Lim broke the 9th game of Andra by playing powerful forehand and backhand drives at 15-40 and then in the 10th game she maintained the same pace of the game to win the set and match at 6-4 and gained valuable World Ranking points to improve her international ranking. Prize Distribution:  Salim Saifullah Khan President Pakistan Tennis Federation graced the occasion as chief guest, whereas Tariq Mehmood Murtaza President Islamabad Tennis Association along with Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Ambassador of Turkey, Yerzhan Kistafin - Ambassador of Kazakhstan. Irena Gancheva, Ambassador of Bulgaria and diplomat from Russian Embassy and Yasir from Elaan group were present at the prize distribution ceremony. Results: Boys Singles (Final) Ivan Iutkin (Russia) beat Mehmet Onur Turgut (Turkey) 6-4, 6-3 Girls Singles (Finals) Sa Rang Lim (South Korea) beat Andra Izabella Sirbu (Romania) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani teenagers Sami Zeb Khan and Haseesh Kumar have won the Boys’ Doubles title after beating heavy weights Yunes Talavar from Iran pairing with Aril Kayra Tuna from Turkey Doubles’ final of ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Islamabad on Friday. The final score-line was 6-2, 5-7 and 10-8. In the morning, talented unseeded pair Taira Abildayeva and Tatyana Chsherbakova of Kazakhstan annexed the Girls Doubles title by eliminating the duo of Korean Eunsoo Lee and Sa Rang Lim in an exciting well contested two-set match at 6-4 6-3, which lasted 1 hour 16 minutes. In the opening set, all the players exhibited excellent tennis with a combination of cross-court and down-the-line shots till the score went up to 3-all. The duo of Kazakhstan then changed their game and played some powerful forehand shots down the line and broke the 7th game of Sa Rang Lim of Korea to build a winning lead 5-3. In the 10th game, Taira and Chsherbakova showed their strength by hitting a powerful serve game to finish the set at 6-4. In the 2nd set, Taira and Chsherbakova build up a winning lead 4-1 by breaking the 3rd and 5th game of Rang Sa Lim & Lee Eunsoo respectively. At this stage, Korean players played excellent tennis and tried to come back into the match and reduced the winning lead of Kazak players 3-5 by breaking the 6th and 8th games of Taira and Chsherbakova respectively. The 9th game saw some exhilarating tennis as both the teams played incredible shots and the Koreans showed their resistance and both teams were fighting for each point which lasted in favor of Kazakhstan. In the evening, Semi Zeb Khan and Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan clinched the Boys Doubles title by beating top seed Yunes Talavar of Iran pairing with Aril Kayra Tuna of Turkey in a well-contested three sets match 6-2 5-7 10-8. In the opening set Semi Zeb and Hasheesh took an early lead by breaking 4th and 6th game and wrapping up the set by breaking the 8th game at 6-2. Aril and Yunes changed the strategy and fought back bravely to level the match 1 set all by winning the set at 7-5. All the players exhibited excellent tennis. In the deciding super tie break, again both the teams played well and tried hard to clinch the title but at 8-all Pakistan duo were lucky to convert the point into winning shot which was intercepted by Aril and landed in the net. Match lasted 1 hr 20 minutes.  Boys Doubles final was witnessed by Mr. Hassan Baig Senior Executive Vice President ITA and Mr. Yasir of Elaan Marketing.     Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, witnessed the Girls’ Doubles final and interacted with both the teams, coaches, parents and officials. Results: Boys Doubles (Final) Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Yunes Talavar (IRI) & Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) 6-2, 5-7, 10-8. Girls Doubles (Final) Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) 6-4, 6-3

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Ivan Iutkin from Russia and Mehmet Onur Turgut from Turkey have qualified for the final of Boys Singles of the ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships after thrashing their rivals in the semifinals at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Thursday. Final will be played on Saturday at the same venue. In the first semifinal of Boys Singles, Mehmet Onur Turgut of Turkey was in fine touch and proved too good for local guy Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan. Both the players played a brilliant combination of down the line and cross-court shots from the baseline till the score reached 5-5 all by holding their own serves but in the 11th game, Turgut fought bravely and was able to break the game of Hasheesh Kumar and built up the winning lead 6-5 and then in the 12th game Turgut wrapped up the set 7-5. In the second set, Turgut started the set aggressively and broke the first game of Hasheeh Kumar, and built up a winning lead 3-1, as the 5th game of Kumar was the longest game of the set which was marked by long rallies and crosscourt shots and Kumar reduced the lead to 3-2. At this stage, Turgut changed the pace of the game and broke the 9th game of Kumar to seal his position in the Boys Singles final by winning the match 7-5 6-3. The match lasted 1 hour 51 minutes. Unseeded Ivan Iutkin of Russia continued his winning pace and confirmed his position for the final by defeating the 3rd seed Sherazhetdinov Ruslan of Russia in a straight-set win 6-3 6-3. In the first semi-final of girls Singles top-seeded, Romania Andra Izabella Sirbu whitewashed her opponent, Seo Hyeon Park of Korea, without conceding a single game 6-0 6-0 and will vie for the top honor to play final of girls singles. In the second semi-final, unseeded Korean Sa Rang Lim outclassed 8th seed Chsherbakova Tatyana of Kazakhstan in a straight-set win 6-2 6-0. In the first doubles semi-final, Semi Zeb Khan & Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan moved into the final with imposing victories over their opponents to beat 4th seed duo from Bortnichek Nikita of Russia and Kanbargimath Dev of Romania in a straight-set 6-4 6-0 by playing high caliber and remarkable tennis. In the second semi-final top seed, Talavar Yunes of Iran and Tuna Arial Kayra of Turkey struggled hard to win their battle against Pakistani duo Muhammad Talha Khan and Muhammad Huzaifa Khan in a thrilling two-set match. Iranian and Turkish pair played aggressive took a lead 1-0 after winning the first set at 6-4. In the second set, both the teams played excellent tennis and by holding their respective serves reached 5-5 games all. Talavar and Tuna played consistent tennis and broke the 11th game of Huzaifa to build up the winning lead 6-5 and in the 12th game Tuna served excellent and did not allow their opponent to stay in the match and winding up 7-5. The match lasted 1 hr 5 minutes.  In the Girls Doubles event; unseeded Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) made the major upset by beating the top seed in a straight-set and other unseeded pair Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat the second seed in a well-contested three sets match. Results: Boys Singles (Semi Finals) Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) beat Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) 7-5 6-3 Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Ruslan Serazhetdinow (RUS) 6-3, 6-3 Results: Girls Singles (Semi Finals) Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) beat Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) 6-0, 6-0 Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Tatyana Chsherbakova 6-2, 6-0. Results: Boys Doubles (Semi finals) Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) & Dev Kanbargimatch (ROU) 6-4, 6-0 Yunes Talavar (IRI) & Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) beat Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) & Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) 6-4, 7-5 Results: Girls Doubles (Semi Finals) Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) & Melisa Ugur (TUR) 7-5, 6-3 Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Munisa Ashurbekova (UZB) & Olga Sorochkina (RUS) 5-7, 6-1, 13-11.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Duo of local players Mohammad Talha Khan and Mohammad Huzaifa Khan reached in the semifinals of Boys’ Doubles Event of the ongoing ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Wednesday. They overcame Russian lads Ivan Iutkin and Ruslan Serazhetdinov 2-1, as the final score-line was 7-5, 5-7 and 11-9. In the Boys Doubles event; talented Mohammad Talha Khan pairing with Mohammad Huzaifa Khan defeated the 3rd seed duo of Russia Ivan Iutkin & Ruslan Serazhetdinov in a thrilling three-set match. All the players played excellent tennis throughout the match, in the first set Russian players took the lead 3-1 but Talha and Huzaifa fought back aggressively and leveled the score 5-5 all by breaking the 10th game of Ivan & Ruslan. In the 12th game, Talha & Huzaifa played a well-controlled game and did not allow Ivan & Ruslan to hold their service which ended with a double fault and took the lead 1-0. In the second set, Ivan & Ruslan played well and took the second set in the same fashion to level the match 1-1 set all by breaking the 11th game of Khan brothers. The actual supremacy of the battle was held in the super tie break which was won by the Khan-brother at 11-9. In another Doubles quarter-final, Semi Zeb Khan & Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan showed their metal and comfortably defeated Abdul Hanan of Pakistan pairing with Liviu Popirlan of Romania in a straight-set 6-3 6-0. In the Boys Singles quarter-final, unseeded Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan confirmed his place for the semi-final when he defeated Bilal Asim of Pakistan in a well-contested three-set match. In the opening set Asim Bilal played excellently and garbed the set at 6-2 by breaking the 3rd, 5th, and 7th game of Kumar. In the 2nd set Hasheesh Kumar played well and took revenge by breaking the 2nd and 8th game of Bilal and leveling the match, 1-1 set all. The deciding set saw some exhilarating tennis as both the players reached 4-games all and then in the 10th game Hasheesh played some excellent shots and broke Bilal to seal his place in the semi-final. Results: Boys Singles (Quarter Finals) Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) 6-4 7-5; Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) beat Bilal Asim (PAK) 2-6 6-2 6-4; Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) beat Dev Kanbarhimatch (ROU) 6-2 6-0; Ruslan Serazhetdinow (RUS) beat Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) 6-1 6-0. Girls Singles (Quarter Finals) Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) beat Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) 6-2 6-0; Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Melisa Ugur (TUR) 6-3 6-0; Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) beat Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) 6-2 6-1; Tatyana Chsherbakova beat Eunsoo Lee (KOR) 7-6(5) 6-3. Boys Doubles (Quarter finals) Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) & Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) beat Ivan Iutkin (RUS) & Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) 7-5 5-7 11-9; Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Abdul Hanan (PAK) & Liviu Popirlan (ROU) 6-3 6-0; Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) & Dev Kanbargimatch (ROU) beat Shehryaar Anees (PAK) & Asad Zaman (PAK) 6-3 6-2; Yunes Talavar (IRI) & Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) beat Bilal Asim (PAK) & Ahmad Nael Qurehsi (PAK) 6-2 6-2 Girls Doubles (Quarter Finals) Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Sheeza Sajid (PAK) & Natalia Zaman (PAK) 6-1 6-1;  Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) w/o Tamara Ermakova (RUS) & Artina Gashi (GBR); Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) & Melisa Ugur (TUR) beat Aleksandra Bortnichek (RUS) & Renata Garaeva (RUS) 6-2 6-1; Munisa Ashurbekova (UZB) & Olga Sorochkina (RUS) beat Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) & Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) 6-2 6-3.