|
|
|
| August 21, 2005 | Sunday | Rajab 15, 1426 |
Nomi lifts title, triple crown for Mushtaq
KARACHI, Aug 20: Davis Cupper Nomi Qamar outplayed second seed Jalil Khan in a three-setter to win the men’s singles title of the Sindh Open ranking tennis tournament at the Karachi Gymkhana on Friday.
The top seeded Nomi, a Pakistan number three, took 70 minutes and dropped a set before recording 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory in the final.
Nomi played some superb back-handed strokes to take the opening set in less than 15 minutes 6-1.
But Jalil, also a former Pakistan Davis Cup player and younger brother of national champion Aqeel Khan, bounced back to take the next set 6-3. Nomi then regained control of the proceedings and prevailed over Jalil 6-3 in the final set to claim the title.
Earlier, local youngster Nasir Mushtaq won his third title of the tournament when he thrashed Rizwan Hussain 6-0, 6-1 to win the juniors (under-17) title. Nasir, the reigning Pakistan No. 1 in the under-15 category, won the boys’ under-15 event by beating Jahangir Rashid 6-4, 6-4.
Nasir also won the boys’ under-15 event when he teamed up with Ghulam Abbas to beat Ibrahim Khalid and Abdul Rahman 6-2, 6-1.
Omer Shahid captured the boys’ under-13 crown when he outgunned Mustafa Zaidi 7-5, 6-1while Adil Kohari got the better of Nameer Shamsi in the final of the boys’ under-11.
Khwaja Nawaz defeated Taha Bnadeali 6-1, 6-2 to claim the boys’ under-9 title.
Iman Malik claimed a double crown when she won both the ladies singles and girls’ under-17 singles titles. She defeated Anam Saeed 6-0, 6-2 in the final of the ladies’ singles and blanked Samar Essa 6-0, 6-0 in the girls’ under-17 final.
Jalil Khan and Asif Raja defeated Nomi Qamar and Asad Ali Bhagat to win the men’s doubles crown.
Results:
Finals Men’s singles: Nomi Qamar bt Jalil Khan 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Ladies singles: Eman Malik bt Anam Saeed 6-0, 6-2
Junior U-17: Nasir Mushtaq bt Rizwan Hussain 6-0, 6-1
Boys U-15: Nasir Mushtaq bt Jehangir Rasheed 6-4, 6-4
Boys U-13: Omer Shahid bt Mustafa Zaidi 7-5, 6-1
Boys U-11: Adil Kohari bt Nameer Shamsi 6-1, 7-5
Boys U-9: Khwaja Nawaz bt Taha Bande Ali 6-1, 6-2
Girls U-17: Iman Malik bt Samer Essa 6-0, 6-0
Men’s doubles: Jalil Khan, Asif Raja bt Asad Ali Bhagat, Nomi Qamar 6-4, 6-1
Boys U-15 doubles: Nasir Mushtaq, Ghulam Abbas bt Ibrahim Khalid, Abdul Rehman 6-2, 6-1.—PPI
|
|
|
|
