KARACHI: Talented Nadir Mirza and Ibrahim Sajjad beat their respective opponents in the under-12 singles while in the under-18 category, Ashar mir and Taha Aman outplayed their rivals on the opening day of the 5th McDonalds National Seniors & Juniors Tennis Cham­pionship commences here at DA Creek Club on Monday.

Taha emerged victorious in a marathon clash. After losing the first set against Asim Gul, he recovered to win the second set 7-5 and finished the match by winning the third 6-3 score . The match lasted for two hours and Taha won 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.

Results

U-12 Singles (1st Round): Nadir Mirza bt Samer Zaman 4-2 4-2; Ibrahim Sajjad beat Mikaal Piracha 4-1, 4-0

U-18 Singles (1st Round): Ashar Mir bt Rayan Khan 6-1 6-0; Taha Aman bt Asim Gul 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 Kashan Tariq bt Rahim 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

U-14 Singles (1st Round): Ali Mahdi Badami gets walkover.

Published in Dawn, January 29th, 2020