ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top seeded players Aqeel Khan and Muzammil Murtaza, after convincingly winning their first round matches on Wednesday, moved into second round of Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Champion­ships being played here at the PTF Complex.

In their singles matches, they were in fine touch as Muzammil outclassed Ahmed Kamil in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 and Aqeel overcame Huzaifa Abdul Rehman also in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.

A total number of 52 matches were played on the 3rd day in the Men’s singles, Men’s doubles, Ladies singles 18&U singles and 14&U singles 1st Round. A large number of players are participating in the mega event from all over Pakistan by exhibiting their talent.

Results

Men’s Singles; (1st Round): Barkatullah bt Mian Bilal 6-4,7-6 (5); Shaheen Mehmood bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-4,6-2; Asadullah bt Shakiullah 6-1,7-5; Heera Ashique bt Subhan Bin Salik 6-2,6-3; Muzammil Murtazabt Ahmed Kamil 6-4,6-1; Asad Siyyid bt Ibrahim Omer 6-0,6-1; M.Abid bt Imran Bhatti 6-1,6-1; Mudassir Murtaza bt Ayyaz Khan 6-1,6-1; M. Shoaib bt Jibran ul Haq 6-2,6-0; Aqeel Khan bt Huzaifa Abdul Rehman 6-1,6-1; Waqas Malik bt Ahmed Baber 6-7 (4),7-6 (2),6-2; Aqib Hayat bt Hameed ul Haq 6-3,6-5(retd); Israr Gul bt Ahmed Asjad 7-5,6-2; Shahzad Khan bt Shahid Afridi 6-0,6-4; Yousaf Khalil bt Arham Attique 6-3,6-3; Ahmed Ch bt Ejaz Khan 6-2,6-0

Men’s Doubles: (1st Round): Mudassir Murtaza ,Asad Siyyid bt Imran Bhatti, Mian Bilal 6-0,6-4:Ahmed kamil, Ibrahim Omer bt Shaheen Mehmood, Shahid Afridi, 6-4,6-2; HuzaifaAbdul Rehman, Shoaib bt shahzad Khan, Usman Ejaz 6-3,6-4;Ejaz Khan, Asadullah bt Abbas Khan, Shakir ullah 6-4,7-4 (10-7);

Boy’s 18& Under Singles (1st Round); Bilal Asim bt Ahmed nail Qureshi 6-4,6-2; Hamid Israr bt Faisal Khalil 6-0,6-0; M.Abdullah bt Yahya Musa Luni 6-3,6-2; Mahatir Muhammad bt Hasam Khan 4-6,6-0,7-6; Hassan Ali bt Asad Zaman 6-4,6-1; Nalian Abbas bt Haseeb ullah 6-1,6-3; Uzair Khan bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-1,7-5; Sami Zeb bt Faizan Shahid 6-4,6-2; Hasheesh Kumar bt Farman Shakeel 6-2,6-4; Faizan Fayyaz bt M. Talha khan 6-4,3-6,6-2; Kashan Umar bt Daniyal Ikhlaq 6-0,6-1; M. Shoaib bt aqib hayat 6-1,6-0; M huzaifa Khan bt Kamran Khan 6-1,4-6,6-2; Zalan Khan bt Subhan Bin Salik 6-3,6-3; Saim Danish bt Azan sajid 7-6(5),6-3; Hamza asim bt Maab Hassan 6-3,6-3

Ladies Singles (1st Round); Meheq Khokhar bt Seher aleem 6-1,6-0; Ushna Suhail bt Mehvish Chistie 6-1,6-1 ; Shimza Naz bt Mariam Mirza 6-0,6-2; Esha Jawad bt krisztina 6-1,6-0; Noor Malik bt Azeena Aleem 6-0,6-0; Sarah Mahboob bt Seher Aleem 6-0,6-1;

Boy’s 14&Under Singles (1st Round)Ahtesham Humayun bt Jamal Shah 4-0,4-2;Yahya Musa Luni bt Taimoor Khan:4-2,5-3; Abdullah Ahmad w/o M. Talha Khan; Saim Shahzad W/o Hamza Rehmat: Ali Zain bt Maab Hassan 4-1,4-2; M. Hamza Aasim bt Awais Ahmed 4-0,4-0.

Published in Dawn, January 23rd, 2020