ISLAMABAD: Veteran Aqeel Khan after crushing young Asadullah moved into the men’s singles third round of the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Championship here at the Islamabad Tennis Complex on Thursday.

The aging Aqeel faced tough resistance in the first set which he eventually won 7-5. However, showing his class, he grabbed the second set 6-0 to seal the pre-quarterfinal match in style.

Few matches of U-12 events were postponed in the evening session due to rainy weather.

Results:

Men’s singles (second round): Barkatullah bt Shahzad Khan 3-0 — retired; Mohammad Shoaib bt Usman Ejaz 6-0, 6-1; Yousuf Khalil bt Hasheesh Kumar 6-1, 6-1; Mohammad Abid bt Hamid Israr 6-0, 6-0; Mudassir Murtaza bt Imran Bhatti 6-2, 6-2; Aqeel Khan bt Asadullah 7-5, 6-0; Muzammil Murtaza bt Talha Bin Asif 6-0, 6-1; Heera Ashiq bt Sami Zeb 6-2, 6-0

Men’s doubles (quarter-finals): Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassir Murtaza bt Ahmed Asjad/Talha Bin Asif 7-5, 6-1; Usman Ejaz/Shahzad Khan bt Israr Gul/Irfanullah 6-2, 6-2; Aqeel Khan/Mohammad Abid bt Nofil Kaleem/Parbat Kumar 6-2, 6-0; Heera Ashiq/Yousuf Khalil bt Hasheesh Kumar/Mahatir Mohammad 6-4, 6-4

Women’s singles (quarter-finals): Hania Navaid bt Mahvish Chishtei 2-6, 6-3, 6-0; Sarah Mehboob bt Meheq Khokhar 6-1, 6-1; Ushna Sohail bt Asfa Shahbaz 6-2, 6-0; Sheeza Sajid bt Zahra Khan — walkover

Boys U-18 singles (second round): Nalain Abbas bt Asad Zaman 6-2, 6-2; Faizan Fayyaz bt Mohammad Salaar 6-4, 6-2; Mohammad Huzaifa Khan bt Shaeel Durab 6-4, 6-3; Ahmed Nael bt Kamran Khan 6-4, 6-2; Mohammad Talha Khan bt Farman Shakeel 6-2, 6-2; Hamid Israr bt Mohammad Zaryab Khan 6-3, 6-4; Mahatir Mohammad bt Mohammad Hamza Aasim 6-2, 6-4.

Girls U-18 singles (quarter-finals): Saher Aleem bt Amara Khan 6-1, 6-0; Amna Ali Qayum bt Zara Khan 6-0, 6-0; Sheeza Sajid bt Shoa Ali 6-1, 6-4; Sara Pervaiz bt Zara Suliman — walkover

Boys U-14 singles (second round): Hamza Roman bt Ihsanullah Kabir 4-1, 4-0; Abdullah bt Samer Zaman 4-2, 4-2; Mohammad Ibrahim Ashraf bt S. Hamza Hussain 4-1, 4-1; Zohaib Afzal bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 5-3, 5-4(1); Mohammad Salaar bt Ammar Maqsood 4-0, 4-0; Ali Zain bt Sameer Maqsood 4-0, 4-0; Asad Zaman bt Mohammad Junaid 4-0, 4-0

Girls U-14 singles: Zara Khan bt Mahrukh Sajid 4-1, 2-4, 4-2; Zunaisha Nour bt Soha Ali 4-1, 5-3

Boys/girls U-12 singles (second round): Abdul Basit bt Mohammad Ayaan Sherdil 4-0, 4-0; Hamza Roman bt Razik Sultan 4-2, 4-0; Mohammad Hassan Usmani bt Hajra Sohail 4-2, 4-0; Abdur Rehman bt Ahmed Khan 4-1, 4-0; Samer Zaman bt Shayan Afridi 4-0, 4-0

Boys/girls U-10 singles (quarter-finals): Abdur Rehman bt Anis Khan 4-1, 4-0; Shayan Afridi bt Moazzam Babar 4-0, 4-0; Abdul Wasay bt Ahmed Khan 4-2 — retired; Hajra Sohail bt Amir Masood 4-0, 4-0.

Published in Dawn, December 17th, 2021