ISLAMABAD: All top seeded players moved into the second round of Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championship after registering comfortable victories here at PTF Complex on Tuesday.

Davis Cupper Mohammad Abid crushed Aqib Hayat in straight two games without conceding even a single point while Shahzad Khan outplayed Barkatullah in three games 6-3, 0-6, 6-2.

Mudassir Murtaza defeated Rashid Malik6-4,6-4 but Muzammil Murtaza faced stiff challenge from Imran Bhatti. He won the first game comfortably 6-2 but in next game both players exhibited brilliant performance and matched stroke for stroke. However, after a good fight Muzammil ultimately won on tie break 7-6(4). As compare to Men’s singles, U-18 event was bit excited as at least four matches were went upto the third game.

Mohammad Bilal, Osama Khan, Zalan Khan and Hasheesh Kumar won their U-18 matches after a good three games. Overall, 30 matches were played on Tuesday in the men’s singles, boys U-18 and under-14 events. Senior Vice President of Pakistan Tennis Federation Khawar Hyat Khan watched the matches and appreciated the performance of players.

Results:

Men’s Singles 1st Round: Heera Ashiq bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-0, 6-2; Ahmed Kamil bt Israr Gul 6-0, 6-3; M. Abid bt Aqib Hayat 6-0, 6-0; Ahmed Babar bt Ejaz Ahmed: 6-3, 6-2; Yousaf Khalil bt Ibrahim Omer 6-3, 7-5; Muzammil Murtaza bt Imran Bhatti 6-2, 7-6(4); Shahzad Khan bt Barkatullah 6-3, 0-6, 6-2; Mudassir Murtaza bt Rashid Malik 6-4, 6-4.

Boys Under-18: 1st RoundM. Bilal Farooq bt Saim Danish 6-3, 4-6, 6-0Haider Ali Rizwan bt Faizan Shahid 6-0, 6-3; M. Shoaib bt Azan Sajid 6-3, 6-1; Bilal Asim bt Hamza Jawad 6-1, 6-1; Osama M. Khan bt Ahmad Nael 6-2, 3-6, 6-1; Mahatir Mohammad bt M. Huzaifa Khan 6-1, 6-3; Hamid Israr bt Bakir Ali 6-4, 6-4; Sami Zeb Khan bt Ibrahim Bin Sohail 6-1, 6-1; Aqib Hayat bt Kamran Khan 6-2, 6-4; Uzair Khan bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-4, 6-4; Zalan Khan bt Hasam Khan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; M. Talha Khan bt Ahtisham Arif 6-2, 6-3; Hasheesh Kumar bt Farman Shakeel 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; Kashan Omer bt Shaeel Durab 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Mudassir Murtaza bt M. Hamza Aasim 6-2, 6-4; Nalain Abbas bt Huzaima A. Rehman 6-1, 6-1.

Boys Under-14 1st Round: Hamza Hussian bt Mustansir Ali 4-0, 4-2; Ahtesham Humayun bt Daniyal Ikhlaq 4-0, 4-1; Hamid Israr bt Sameer Maqsood 4-0, 4-0; Husnain Ali Rizwan bt Moavia Butt 4-0, 4-1; Asad Zaman bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-1, 4-1; Jamal Shah w/o Abdullah AzharHamza Roman w/o M. Inam Qadir.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2020