ISLAMABAD: Top-ranked Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murtaza and Mohammad Shoaib comfortably won their second-round matches of the eighth Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championship here at the SDA-PTF Tennis Complex on Wednesday.

Veteran Aqeel outclassed Shahzad Khan 6-1, 6-2, Muzammil Murtaza eased past Sami Zeb Khan 6-1, 6-1 while Shoaib tamed Huzaifa Khan 6-0, 6-4 in the men’s singles matches.

In the women’s singles, Natalia Zaman outplayed Kainat Ali 6-1, 6-1; Sarah Mehboob brushed aside Laiba Iqbal 6-1, 6-0 and Soha Ali defeated Sheeza Sajid 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round.

Results:

Men’s singles (second round): Aqeel Khan bt Shahzad Khan 6-1, 6-2; Muzammil Murtaza bt Sami Zeb Khan 6-1, 6-1; Shoaib bt Huzaifa Khan 6-0, 6-4; Barkatullah bt Hamid Israr 6-2, 6-2; Yousuf Khalil bt Hamza Roman 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Mudassir Murtaza bt M. Hamza Aasim 6-4, 6-0; Mohammad Abid bt Jubran-ul-Haq 6-0, 6-0; Abdullah Adnan bt Saqib Hayat 7-5, 6-4

Women’s singles (first round): Natalia Zaman bt Kainat Ali 6-1,6-1; Sarah Mehboob bt Laiba Iqbal 6-1,6-0; Soha Ali bt Sheeza Sajid 5-7,6-4,6-4

Men’s doubles (first round): Hamid Israr/Asadullah bt Mahatir Mohammad/Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-4, 6-0; Mohammad Abid/Shahzad Khan bt Hamza Roman/Saqib Hayat 6-7(5), 6-1(10-7); Sami Zeb/Mohammad Zaryab bt Mohammad Huzaifa/Mohammad Talha 6-4, 5-7(10-4)

Boys 18 & under singles (second round): Mohammad Salar bt Shehryar Anees 6-2, 6-1; Asad Zaman bt Sameer Zaman 6-0, 6-1; Hamid Israr bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-2; Ahmed Nael bt Laraib Shamsi 6-0, 6-0; Mahatir Mohammad bt Hamza Hussain 6-4, 6-4; Hamza Roman bt Amir Mazari 6-1, 6-1; Ahtesham Humayun bt Rahim Veqar 6-1, 6-3; Hamza Aasim bt Shahswar Khan 6-0, 6-0.

Published in Dawn, December 28th, 2023