Mohammad Hassan Usmani Stuns 8th Seed Abubakar Talha in a Major Upset
Islamabad (Sports Reporter): Ahmed Neal and Sami Zeb clinched victories in the second round of the 1st Meinhardt Grade A+ National Ranking Tennis Championships Continue at PTF Complex on Wednesday.
The day’s biggest upset came in the men’s singles draw, where promising junior M. Hassan Usmani produced an impressive performance to defeat 8th seed Abubakar Talha in a hard-fought three-set encounter.
Usmani showed great composure and determination throughout the match, eventually securing a memorable 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 victory over the experienced Abubakar Talha.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-2):
M.Hassan Usmani bt Abubakar Talha 6-4,2-6,6-4; Sami Zeb Khan bt Hamza Aasim 7-6(1), 6-1; Barkatullah bt Abdul Basit 6-4,4-6,6-2; Ahmad Nael Qureshi bt M.Haziq Aasim 6-7(2), 6-2,6-2; Aqeel Khan bt M.Huzaifa Khan 6-4,6-4; Mudassir Murtaza bt Shehryar Anees 6-1,6-2; Mohammad Shoaib bt Jabir Ali 6-0,6-1; Muzammil Murtaza bt Saqib Hayat 6-1,6-3
Ladies Singles (Round-2):
Khadija Khalil bt Mahrukh Sajid 6-1(Retd); Romaisa Mali bt Zaira Zaka 6-0,6-1; Mahin Aftab Qureshi bt Zara Khan 6-0,6-0; Hajra Sohail bt Maheen Zahra 6-0,6-0; Ushna Suhail bt Areem Salman 6-0,6-0
Boys U18 Singles Round-2):
M.Yahya bt Ahmed Hussain 6-2,6-2; Shayan Afridi bt Hamza Hussain 6-1,6-1; Inam Qadir bt Mohammad Hassan 6-4,6-2; Razik Sultan bt Ahmed Afzal 6-1,6-1; Abdul Basit bt M.Rayyan Khalil 3-6,6-2,3-0(retd); M.Muaz bt Umar Ali 7-6(3), 6-2; M. Haziq Aasim bt Ahmed Farid 6-1,6-0; Hassan Usmani bt Saqib Ali 6-1,6-0;
Boys U14 Singles (Round-2):
Salar Khan bt Mustafa Saud 5-4(4), 4-2; M.aayan bt Hassan 4-0,4-0; M.Faizan bt Riyan Umar 4-1,4-1; Majid Ali bt Hashir Adeel 4-0,4-0; Shayan Afridi bt Ahmed Farid 5-4(4), 4-1; Behroze Maimoon bt M.Zalan Khalil 1-4,5-3,4-2.
