KARACHI: Pakistan Navy will be hosting the second Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Open Tennis Championship at the Defence Authority Creek Club Tennis Courts from July 15-21 under the auspices of Joint Staff Headquarters, carrying a prize money of Rs0.6 million.

A media briefing about the championship was held at PNS Johar Karachi which was addressed jointly by Commodore Habibullah alongwith PTF vice-presidents Khalid Rehmani, Gulzar Firoz (TI) and Khalid Jamil Shamsi.

Around 150-200 professional and amateur players of the country are expected to participate in the tennis event. Matches will be played in nine different age categories for males and one category each for females and special persons during the championship.

For special persons, wheelchair competition will be held at tennis courts of PNS Jauhar at Habib Ibrahim Rehamutullah Road. Registration of players is in progress since July 1 and the last date is till July 12.

In order to ensure fair and transparent competition, the championship will be jointly officiated by Pakistan Tennis Federation and Sindh Tennis Association officials under the latest rules of the International Tennis Federation.

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2019