KARACHI: The ninth Essa Lab National Seniors and Juniors Tennis Championships starts here at the Modern Club on Thursday.

The week-long championship is being organised by the Sindh Tennis Association under the auspices of the Pakistan Tennis Federation and will be supported by Dr Essa Laboratory and Diagnostic Center.

The organisers have received more than 120 entries from all four provinces of the country for various events including beach tennis and wheelchair tennis.

Prof Dr Farhan Essa Abdullah has consented to be the chief guest at the opening ceremony.

Published in Dawn, January 7th, 2021

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