ISLAMABAD: Top players from across the country will be in action in the CAS Khyber Cup National Ranking Tennis Tournament, which starts here at the PTF Complex on Friday.

The tournament will feature the likes of veteran Aqeel Khan, Muhammad Shoaib, Muzammil Murtaza, Muhammad Abid, Yousaf Khalil, Shahzad Khan, Barkatullah, Heera Ashiq and Mudassir Murtaza

According to the Pakistan Tennis Federation, 125 players will be participating in five different categories of the event; men’s singles, men’s doubles, boys U-18 singles, boys and girls U-12 singles and 45+ doubles.

The tournament will carry a prize purse of Rs700,000.

Published in Dawn, May 20th, 2022

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