ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan will mmet second seed Muzammil Murtaza in the men’s singles final of the fifth Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament here at the PTF Complex on Saturday.

A total number of 17 matches in different categories were played on the fifth day of the championship.

In the first men’s singles semi-final, Muzammil brought an end to teenager Mohammad Shoaib’s winning spree, winning 6-4, 6-3.

Aqeel in the second semi-final survived a scare from fourth seed Mohammad Abid before recording a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory.

Meanwhile in a see-saw women’s final, unseeded Mahin Aftab shocked second seed Sarah Mehboob Khan.

Mahin led 4-1 in the first set but Sarah fought back to claim the set 7-6(4). Mahin then launched a magnificent comeback winning back-to-back sets 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the title.

Results:

Men’s singles (Semi Finals): Muzammil Murtaza beat M. Shoaib 6-4, 6-3; Aqeel Khan beat M. Abid: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Men’s doubles (Semi Finals): M. Abid, Waqas Malik beat Mudassir Murtaza, M.Shoaib 6-3, 3-6, 10-6; Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murtaza beat Ahmed Chudhary, Barkatullah 6-2, 6-4.

Ladies Singles (Final): Mahin Aftab beat Sarah Mahboob Khan 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4.

Boys 18& under (Semi Finals): M. Shoaib beat Hamid Israr 6-2, 6-1; Subhan Salik beat Hashish Kumar: 6-4, 7-6(2).

Boys U-14 Singles (Semi Finals): Bilal Asim beat Yahya Musa Luni 4-0, 4-1; Haider Ali Rizwan beat Shahsawar Khan 2-4, 5-3, 4-1.

Boys U-14 Doubles (Semi Finals): M. Huzaifa, Hamid Israr beat Shahsawar, Yahya Musa 5-3, 4-2; Ahmed Bail, Bilal Asim beat Haider Ali Rizwan, Hussnain Ali Rizwan 5-3, 4-2.

Boys/Girls U-12 (Semi Finals): Hamza Roman beat Ehtisham Hamayun 4-2, 4-1; Hussnain Ali Rizwan beat Hamza Ali Rizwan: 4-0, 4-1.

Boys/Girls U-10 (Semi Finals): M.Hassan Usman beat Hammad Shah 4-1, 4-2; Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Razik Sultan 4-1, 4-1.

Seniors 45 (Semi Finals): Rashid Malik (ZTBL), Hameed ul Haq beat Mubarak Shah, Col. Altif 6-2, 6-1; Israr Gul, Irfanullah beat Salman Haider, Altaf Hussain 6-2, 6-1.

Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2020