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| January 30, 2006 | Monday | Zilhaj 29, 1426 |
Shafiq annexes Open crown
KARACHI, Jan 29: Muhammad Shafiq, ranked sixth in the country, overcame a stiff challenge from promising Yasir Khan on his way to capturing the men’s singles title in the fourth Open tennis championship on Sunday.
A native of Sahiwal, Shafiq exhibited good serve and volley which earned him winners. He was home 7-5, 6-4.
The U-17 title went to Syed Abbas Raza who accounted for Ghulam Abbas 6-4, 6-3.
Earlier, Sunny Williams posted 6-4, 7-5 victory over Ghulam Abbas in the final to clinch the U-15 title the other day.
Results: (All finals)
Men’s singles: Muhammad Shafiq bt Yasir Khan 7-5, 6-4
U-19 singles: Syed Abbas Raza bt Ghulam Abbas 6-4, 6-3
U-15 singles: Sunny Williams bt Ghulam Abbas 6-4, 7-5
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