KARACHI: Talented Zubair Raja outplayed Aqeel Shabbir while brilliant Farhan Altaf beat Murtaza Haider in the mens singles semifinals. Hasan Abrar lifted the under-15 singles title by beating Zain Ehtisham after a tough fight.

The finals of mens singles will be held on Thursday where Israr Nabi of Ace travels Swill be the chief guest.

Results:

Mens Singles (semifinal): Zubair Raja bt Aqeel Shabbir 6-2 6-0 (rtd); Farhan Altaf bt Murtaza haider 6-3 6-4.

U -15 Singles (final) : Hassan Abrar bt Zain Ehtasham 7-6 ( 7-5) 6-4.

Published in Dawn, April 18th, 2019

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