Tennis - National
Begum Kulsum Ranking Tournament: Aisam and Aqeel clinch Doubles title
Faisal JB
ISLAMABAD: Top two Pakistani tennis lads, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan clinched the Men’s Doubles title of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022 after ousting young guns Mohammad Abid and Mohammad Shoaib in straight sets 2-0 in the finalon Sunday at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex here.
Humayun Saifullah Khan (Former Provincial Minister of KPK) was the chief guest at the closing Ceremony. He distributed the prizes amongst the winners and runner-ups and stated that the tournament was very special to him and the whole Saifullah family, because of his great mother.
Khan also thanked all the players, especially Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi International tennis star and Pakistan No-1 Aqeel Khan and also the senior players, Rashid Malik, Israr Gul, Mahmood Khan, Mohammad Talha and Azeem Khan to participate in this mega national event.
The closing ceremony was also attended by Senator Taj Haider, Iftikhar Rashid-SEVP-PTF, Asif Saifullah Khan, Haider Saifullah Khan, Asif Ali Shah Ex Federal Secretary, Shakeel Durrani Ex-Chairman WAPDA and other diplomats, tennis players, coaches, parents, and PTF officials.
Results (Finals):
Men's Doubles: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Abid and Mohammad Shoaib 6-2, 6-4
Boys 18& Under Singles: Sami Zeb Khan beat Mohammad Talha Khan 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
Boys 14& Under Singles: Abubakar Talha beat Abdul Basit 4-2, 4-1
Boys / Girls 12& Under Singles: Hassan Usmani bt Abdur Rehman 0-4, 4-1, 4-0
Begum Kulsum Tennis: Aqeel Khan and Sarah Mehboob win crowns
Faisal JB
ISLAMABAD (December 24, 2022): The top seeds players of Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles, Aqeel Khan and Sarah Mehboob have won the crowns of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament after defeating Mohammad Shoaib and Noor Malik their finals respectively here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Garden Avenue on Saturday.
Results:
Men's Singles (Final): Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Shoaib 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Final): Sarah Mahboob beat Noor Malik 6-4, 6-1
Men's Doubles (Semifinals):
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Shoaib / Barkatullah 6-2, 6-3
Mohammad Abid / Muzammil Murtaza beat Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq 6-4, 6-3
Boys’ Singles Under-18 (semifinals):
Sami Zeb Khan beat Bilal Asim 6-4, 6-1
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Hamid Israr 7-5, 6-1
Boys’ Singles Under-14 (semifinals):
Abubakar Talha beat Amir Mazari 4-0, 4-0
Abdul Basit beat Sameer Zaman 4-1, 4-2
Boys’ Doubles Under-14 (Final):
Abubakar Talha / Hamza Roman beat Amir Mazari / Sameer Zaman 4-0, 2-3 (10-2)
Girls Singles Under-14 (Final):
Zunaisha Noor beat Soha Ali 4-2, 5-3
Boys / Girls Under-12 Singles (Semifinals):
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Hajra 4-1, 4-1
Abdur Rehman beat Razik Sultan 3-5, 5-4 (3), 4-1
Begum Kulsum Tennis Tournament: Sarah set her clash with Noor in final
Men’s and Women’s finals on Saturday, Aqeel and Mohammad Shoaib win semifinals
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Sarah Mahboob and Noor Malik set their clash in the Ladies’ Singles final of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament after beating their rivals in straight sets 2-0 Natalia Zaman and Meheq Khokhar respectively here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Friday.
Later on, in the Men’s Singles semifinals top seed Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib registered victories to move into the final, as the both men’s and women’s finals will be played on Saturday at the same venue.
In the first semi-final, Aqeel Khan outclassed Muzammil Murtaza in straight sets, whereas Mohammad Shoaib thrashed Mohammad Abid to set up the Men's singles final. The Ladies Singles final will be played at 11:00 am while men's Singles final will be played at 1:00 pm on Saturday.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President-PTF and Anwar Saifullah Khan (former Federal Minister) visited PTF Complex today to witness the semifinals of men’s singles and met Pakistan's international star Aisam ul Haq Qureshi.
Results:
Men's Singles (Semifinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza 7-5, 6-1
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 6-2, 6-2
Ladies Singles (Semifinals):
Sarah Mahboob beat Natalia Zaman 6-2, 6-1
Noor Malik beat Meheq Khokhar 6-2, 6-3
Boys’ Under-14 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Abdul Basit beat Taimoor Ansari 4-2, 5-3
Abubakar Talha beat Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-1, 4-0
Sameer Zaman beat Haziq Asim 4-2, 4-2
Amir Mazari beat Muzammil Bhand 4-2, 4-2
Girls Under-14 Singles (Semifinals):
Soha Ali beat Lalarukh Sajid 4-0, 4-0
Zunaisha Noor beat Mahrukh Sajid 4-2, 1-4, 4-0
Boys / Girls Under-12 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Hajra beat Mohammad Arsalan 4-2, 4-2
Razik Sultan beat Ihsanullah Kabir 4-1, 3-5, 4-1
Hassan Usmani beat Shayan Afridi 5-4 (4), 2-4, 5-4 (3)
Abdur Rehman beat Haziq Areejo 4-0, 4-1
Men's 45Plus Doubles (Semifinals):
Mahmood Khan / Azeem Khan beat Talha Waheed / Rashid Ali 2-6, 6-3, (10-7)
Rashid Malik / Israr Gul beat Imran Ahmad / Col. Zia 6-0, 6-2.
Begum Kulsum Tennis Tournament: Semifinals line-up completes
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.
Abdullah Adnan topples Barkatullah 2-1 in Begum Kulsum Tennis Tournament
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Rising tennis lad, Abdullah Adnan brushed aside heavyweight Barkatullah 2-1 to confirm his place in the quarterfinal of the Men’s Singles of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022 here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Wednesday. The final score-line was 6-2, 3-6 and 6-2.
Also, top seed Aqeel Khan, Sami Zeb Khan, Mohammad Abid, Muzammil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, Mudassir Murtaza and Moham,mad Shoaib have moved into the quarterfinals after defeating their respective opponents. The quarterfinals will be played on Thursday at the same venue.
Results:
Men's Singles 2nd Round:
Sami Zeb Khan beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Abdullah Adnan beat Barkatullah 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Mohammad Abid beat Mohammad Talha Khan 6-2, 6-3
Muzammil Murtaza beat Shahzad Khan 6-1, 6-2
Yousaf Khalil beat Imran Bhatti 6-1, 6-4
Mudassir Murtaza beat Saqib Hayat 6-3, 6-0
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-0, 6-0
Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-0, 6-1
Boys’ Under-18 (Round-I):
Hamza Roman beat Mohammad Salar Khan 6-3, 6-4
Mahatir Mohammad beat Nabeel Ali Qayum 6-1, 6-1
Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Yahya Musa Luni 6-1, 6-0
Amir Mazari beat Azan Sajid 6-0, 6-2
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Mohammad Zaryab Khan 6-0, 6-4
Abdul Basit beat Rayan Khan 7-5, 6-2
Boys’ Under-14 (Round-I):
Nabeel Ali Qayum beat Mohammad Arsalan 4-0, 4-0
Abdur Rehman w/o Imdad Ali
Shayan Afridi beat Mohammad Hassan Usmani 5-3, 4-0
Muzammil Bhand beat Chengaiz Leghari 4-0, 4-0
Zayd Zaman beat Essa Fahd 4-1, 4-0
Mohammad Haziq Asim beat Razik Sultan 4-1, 5-3
Boys / Girls Under-12 (Round-I):
Ahmed Khan beat Mohammad Faizan 4-1, 4-0
Haziq Areejo beat Zayd Zaman 4-1, 4-2
Mohammad Hasan Usmani beat Ahmed Shaikh 4-0, 4-0
Shayan Afridi beat Mohammad Maaz Areejo 4-0, 4-0
Ihsanullah Kabir beat Mohammad Taha Raja 4-0, 4-0
Anees Khan beat Behroze Maimoon 4-1, 4-0.
Begum Kulsum Saifullah Tennis: Sami Zeb thrashes Heera 2-1
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Rising tennis lad, Sami Zeb Khan outplayed Heera Ashiq 2-1 in the men’s singles discipline of the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament here at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) - Syed Dilawar Abbas (SDA) Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Tuesday. The final score-line was 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4.
Sami Zeb Khan and Heera Ashiq displayed feisty tennis at the beginning of the match, as both players locked their horns by playing powerful forehand and backhand drives from down the line. The first set advanced neck-to-neck and Heera finished it on a tie-break and earned a vital lead of 1-0.
After going down, Sami Zeb changed his strategy in the second set and played a superb game, and did not allow Heera to settle his feet on the court. Zeb was also good in serves and hit winners a number of times in the second set. Sami Zeb Khan leveled the match 1-1 after winning the set at 6-2.
Heera showed some resistance in the decisive set, however, Sami did not spare a single occasion to take the lead. Both players exhibited top-quality tennis in the third set, as Sami made a fine finish to exit his opponent from the men’s singles event of the prestigious national tennis tournament.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan President-PTF was the chief guest at the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was attended by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Aqeel Khan, and a large number of players, parents, coaches, and officials of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF).
Results: Men's Singles (Round-I):
Abdullah Adnan beat Ahmed Babar 6-0, 6-1
Imran Bhatti beat Jibran ul Haq 6-4, 6-3
Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Israr Gul 6-1, 6-2
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Bakir Ali 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Muzammil Murtaza beat Asadullah 7-5, 6-3
Sami Zeb Khan beat Heera Ashiq 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4
Mohammad Abid beat Hasam Khan 6-3, 6-2
Shahzad Khan beat Hamid Israr 6-4, 6-0
Mudassir Murtaza beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-2, 6-1
Aqeel Khan beat Waqas Malik 6-2, 6-0
Yousaf Khalil beat Bilal Asim 6-0, 6-1
Saqib Hayat beat Farman Shakeel 6-3, 6-1
Mahatir Mohammad beat Shahid Afridi 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Mohammad Shoaib beat Usman Ejaz 6-0, 6-2
Barkatullah beat Mohammad Hamza Asim 6-1, 6-1
Faizan Fayyaz beat Mohammad Zain Ali Hayat 6-0, 6-2.
Results: Boys’ Under-18 (Round-I):
Sami Zeb Khan beat Mohammad Haziq Asim 6-1, 6-1
Kamran Khan beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-4, 6-2
Saifullah Khan beat Bilal Ikram 6-1, 6-1
Farman Shakeel beat Hamza Rehmat 6-1, 6-0
Mohammad Talha Khan beat Ibrahim Bin Sohail 6-0, 6-1
Results: Boys’ Under-14 Singles (Round-I):
Ahmed Shaikh beat Anees Khan 5-4 (5), 4-2
Amir Mazari beat Hashir Alam 4-0, 4-1
Abdullah Khan beat Ali Bachani 4-0, 4-1
Syed Hassan Usmani beat Ahmed Khan 4-2, 4-2
Abdul Basit beat Haziq Areejo 4-1, 5-3
Rayan Khan beat Junaid Khan 4-0, 4-2
Ihsanullah Kabir beat Mohammad Sohan Noor 3-5, 5-4 (6), 5-4
Sameer Zaman beat Abdul Razak 4-1, 4-1.
Aisam to participate in the Begum Kulsum Tennis Tournament
Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2022): Ace tennis star, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshil will participate in the 8th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2022, as the event started with its qualifying round here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Monday.
Besides Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Muzammil Murtaza, Mohammad Abid, Barkatullah ,Shahzad Khan, Yousaf Khalil, Heera Ashiq, and top national tennis girls will take part in the national tennis showpiece.
According to an official, as many as 270 entries have been received in nine different categories including Men’s, Singles, Men’s Doubles, Ladies Singles, Boys Under-18 Singles, Boys Under-14 Singles/ Doubles, Girls Under-14 Singles, Boys/Girls Under-12 Singles, and Seniors 45+ Doubles.
President-PTF Senator Salim Saifullah Khan visited PTF Complex today and witnessed some of the matches, interacted with the players and wished them good luck for the tournament. The President showed satisfaction with the overall arrangement for the successful conduct of the event.
Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi International tennis player of Pakistan has especially opted to participate in the subject event to pay tribute to the late Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan. His presence as always is a source of great inspiration and motivational factor for the young players.
Results:
Men’s Singles Qualifying (Round-I):
Noor Mustafa bt Syed Nofil Kaleem 6-3; Azeem Khan bt Abdul Rafay 6-1; Shahid Afridi bt Asad Zaman 6-0; Mohammad Huzaifa Khan bt Tahirullah Khan 6-0; Nameer Shamsi bt Ibrahim Yousaf 6-3; Hasam Khan bt Saifullah Khan 6-2; Inam Qadir bt Mustansir Ali Khan 6-3; Hamza Roman bt Shawal Azeem 6-0; Kamran Khan bt Adnan Rashid Khan 6-2; Hamza Rehmat Haseeb Inayat Raja 6-1; Farman Shakell bt Aqil Khan 6-1; Mohammad Salar Khan bt Danish Ramzan 6-2; Jibran ul Haq bt Yahya Musa Luni 6-0; Farhan Wahid bt Sameer Ahmed 6-1; Ibrahim Saqib bt Asif Mehmood 6-3; Kashan ul Haq bt Ikramullah 7-5; Danish Raza bt Jahenzaib Inam 7-5; Mujahid Khan bt Sikendar Amin 6-3; Syed Murtaza bt Abdullah Karim 6-0; Mohammad Zaryab Khan bt Faisl Khalil 6-1; Bakir Ali bt Mohammad Khan 6-0; Abdullah Shafaqat bt Hasan Ali 6-3
Men’s Singles Qualifying (Round-II):
Noor Mustafa bt Daisuke 6-3; Shahid Afridi bt Azeem Khan 6-1; Mohammad Huzaifa Khan bt Abdullah 6-0; Nameer Shamsi bt Mohammad Pervaiz 6-1; Hasam Khan bt Inam Qadir 6-1; Hamza Roman bt Kamran Khan 6-1; Farman Shakeel bt Hamza Rehmat 6-2; Abdullah Adnan bt Raja Ali 6-0; Salar Khan bt Mohammad Abdullah 7-6(2); Jibran ul Haq bt Farhan Wahid 6-1; Kashan ul Haq bt Ibrahim Saqib 6-4; Mujahid Khan bt Danish Raza 6-2; Mohammad Hamza bt Murtaza 6-3; Bakir Lai bt Zaryab Khan 6-3; Abdullah Shafaqat bt Hasan Aziz 6-2
Men’s Singles Qualifying (Final Round):
Shahid Afridi bt Noor Mustafa 6-0; Mohammad Huzaifa Khan bt Nameer Shamsi 7-5; Hasam Khan bt Hamza Roman 6-2; Farman Shakeel bt Abdul Rasheed 6-2; Abdullah Adnan bt Salar Khan 6-0; Jibran ul Haq bt Kashan ul Haq 6-0; Mohammad Hamza bt Mujahid Khan 6-0; Bakir Ali bt Abdullah Shafaqat 6-1
Boys’ Under-18 Singles (Qualifying Round-I):
Taimoor Ansari bt Sameer Kayani 6-1; Sameer Zaman bt Syed Hamza Hussain 7-5; Ali Zain bt Mohammad Uzair 7-6(5); Abdul Razak bt Faisal Khalil 5-5(Retd)
Qualifying (Final Round):
Bilal Ikram bt Mohammad Sohan 6-4; Hamza Rehmat bt Muzammil 6-4; Yahya Musa Luni bt Ihtisham Khan 6-2; Nabeel Ali Qayum bt Taimoor Khan 6-4; Mohammad Haziq Asim Sameer Zaman 6-3.
Mohammad Shoaib notches Benazir Bhutto National Tennis crown
Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib notched the Men’s Singles title of the 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship after overcoming Muzammil Murtaza 2-1 in the final here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Sunday.
In the men’s singles, Mohammad Shoaib and Muzammil Murtaza started the final with powerful strokes and classic drop shots, as both players broke the services twice until the first set went up at 6-6. Muzammil missed a set point when he was ahead at 6-5 and the 11th game saw four deuced, as Shoaib won the game and 12th too to win the set at 7-5.
After going down, 0-1, Muzammil changed the shirt and tactics too. He showed his peak form and played bravely, as his opponent Mohammad Shaoib made some unforced errors and many times hit the ball in the net. Muzammil finished the game 6-1 to bounce back into the match. In the final set, Mohammad Shaoib was looking careful and did not go on finishing. The third set was leveled at 4-4, at this stage Mohammad Shoaib broke the serve of his opponent and held his own serve to end the match with the score-line of 7-5, 1-6, and 6-4.
Earlier, in the women’s final, top seed Sarah Mehbood quashed Esha Javed 2-0 in straight sets, as she conceded only a single game during the two sets.
Results (finals):
Men’s Singles: Mohammad Shoaib beat Muzamil Murtaza 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
Ladies’ Singles: Sarah Mehboob beat Esha Javad 6-0, 6-1
Boys’ Under-12 Single: Hassan Usmani beat Shayan Afridi 2-4, 5-3, 4-2
Under-10 Single: Shayan Afridi beat Hajra 4-1, 4-2
Senior 45 Doubles: Azeem Khan/Mehmood Khan beat Israr Gul/Rashid Malik 5-7, 6-1, 10-7
Heera Ashiq, Yousaf Khalil win the Doubles Crown of Benazir Bhutto Tennis
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD: Heera Ashiq pairing with Yousaf Khalil have won the Men’s Doubles crown of the 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship 2022 after overcoming Mohammad Shoaib and Barkat Ullah in a nerve-jangling final here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday. The final score-line was 7-6 (3) and 7-6 (4).
Both teams’ players exhibited top-quality tennis, as no one was ready to succumb till the last point. Two sets were decided on tie-break, as both pairs were in excellent form and playing great tennis.
Later, in men’s singles, Muzammil Murataza and Mohammad Shoaib qualified for the final, as in the first semifinal Muzammil Murtaza toppled top seed Aqeel Khan in straight sets with the score-line of 6-3 and 7-5.
Results:
Men’s Singles (semifinals):
Muzamil Murtaza beat Aqeel Khan 6-3, 7-5
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 6-2, 6-3
Men’s Doubles (final):
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Shoaib/Barkat Ullah 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4)
Ladies Singles (semifinals):
Sarah Mehboob beat Soha Ali 6-3, 6-3
Esha Javad beat Meheq Khokhar 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Boys U-18 boys Single (final):
Bilal Asim beat Ahmed Nael 6-3, 6-2
Girls’ U-18 Single (final):
Soha Ali beat Amna Ali Qayum 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Boys U-14 Single (final):
Syed Hamza Hussain beat Abdul Basit 4-2, 4-2
Boys/Girls U12 Single (semifinals):
Mohammad Hassan Usmani beat Haziq Areejo 4-0, 4-2
Shayan Afridi beat Razik Sultan 4-2, 5-3;
Boys/Girls U10 Single (semifinals):
Shayan Afridi beat Rashid Ali Bachani 4-1, 4-1
Hajra beat Zayd Zaman 4-0, 4-0
Benazir Bhutto Tennis: Meheq, Soha, Sarah and Esha reach in semifinals
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD: Meheq Khokar, Soha Ali, Sarah Mehboob and Esha Javad moved into the Ladies’ Singles semifinals of the ongoing 8th Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship after winning their respective matches here at Islamabad Tennis complex on Friday.
In the men’s singles, Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murataza , Mohammad Abid, and, Mohammad Shoaib reached the men’s-singles semifinals by beating their respective opponents. Mohammad Abid toiled hard in the court to overcome his challenger Yusuf Khalil, who won the first game 7-5 and gave a tough time to Abid. The final score-line was 5-7, 6-3, and 6-1.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):
Muzamil Murtaza bt Barkat Ullah 6-4, 6-4; Mohammad Shoaib bt Abdullah Adnan 6-4, 6-1; Aqeel Khan bt Mudasir Murtaza 6-2, 7-6(4); Mohammad Abid bt Yousaf Khalil 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil bt Aqeel Khan/Sami Zeb Khan 6-3, 6-2; Mohammad Shoaib/Barkat Ullah bt Mohammad Abid/Waqas Malik 6-4, 6-3
Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):
Meheq Khokar bt Amna Ali Qayum 5-7, 7-5, 2-1 Retd; Soha Ali bt Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Mehboob bt Amrah Khan 6-0, 6-0; Esha Javad bt Shandana Rabbi 6-0, 6-0.
Boys’ Under-18 (Semifinals):
Bilal Asim bt Sami Zeb Khan 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-0; Ahmed Nael bt Mahatir Mohammad 7-5, 6-3;
Boys’ Under-14 (Semifinals):
Syed Hamza Hussain bt Muzamil Bhand 5-4(4), 1-4, 5-3; Abdul Basit bt Mohammad Haziq Aasim 0-4, 5-3, 4-2
B/G Under-12 Single (Quarterfinals):
Haziq Areejo bt Ahmed Shaikh 4-2, 4-1; Shayan Afridi bt Abdur Rehman 4-2, 4-1; Mohammad Hassan Usmani bt Rashid Ali Bachani 4-2, 4-0; Razik Sultan bt Ihsan Ullah Kabir 5-3, 4-5 (8), 4-1
B/G Under-10 Singles (Quarterfinals):
Rashid Ali Bachani bt Majid Ali Bachani 4-2, 2-4, 5-4 (4); Zayd Zaman bt Mohammad Ehsan Bari 4-0, 4-1; Shayan Afridi bt Mohammad Faizan 4-2, 4-2; Hajra bt Moazzam Babar 4-0, 4-0.
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