ISLAMABAD: Ahmed Nael defeated Shehryar Anees while veteran Aqeel Khan outplayed Ahtesham Humayun in straight sets in the men’s singles second round of the 11th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championship here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Sunday.

Ahmed in a close match downed Shehryar 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 while top-ranked Aqeel simply outclassed Ahtesham 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the third round.

Muzammil Murtaza routed Zalan Khan 6-0, 6-2 and Mohammad Shoaib brushed aside Sami Zeb Khan 6-3, 6-2 in other prominent men’s singles clashes.

In the women’s singles quarter-finals, Soha Ali beat Shimza Naz Durab 6-3, 7-5; Sheeza Sajid overwhelmed Labika Durab 6-3, 6-2; Mahin Aftab Qureshi crushed Zunaisha Noor 6-1, 6-0 and Amna Ali Qayum ousted Meheq Khokhar 6-0, 6-4.

Matches of men’s doubles, U-18 and U-14 categories were also held on Sunday.

Results:

Men’s singles (second round): Muzammil Murtaza bt Zalan Khan 6-0, 6-2; Abubakar Talha bt Zohaib Afzal Malik 6-2, 6-2; Barkatullah bt Hamza Roman 6-3, 6-4; Yousuf Khalil bt Ahmad Chaudhry – walkover; Nadir Mirza bt Mohammad Haziq 6-3, 6-2; Ahmad Nael bt Shehryar Anees 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Mohammad Shoaib bt Sami Zeb Khan 6-3, 6-2; Aqeel Khan bt Ahtesham Humayun 6-0, 6-4

Men’s doubles (quarter-finals): Barkatullah/Yousuf Khalil bt Aqeel Khan/Nadir Mirza 7-6(4), 2-6(10-4); Aisam-ul-Haq/Muzammil Murtaza bt Mohammad Haziq/Zohaib Afzal Malik 6-2, 6-1; Abubakar Talha/Ahmad Nael bt Yahya/Abdul Basit 6-0, 6-2; Mohammad Shoaib/Hamza Roman bt Ahtesham Humayun/Ahmed Babar 6-1, 6-1

Women’s singles (quarter-finals): Soha Ali bt Shimza Naz Durab 6-3, 7-5; Sheeza Sajid bt Labika Durab 6-3, 6-2; Mahin Aftab Qureshi bt Zunaisha Noor 6-1, 6-0; Amna Ali Qayum bt Meheq Khokhar 6-0, 6-4

Boys 18 & under (second round): Abdul Basit bt Ali Zain 6-1, 6-4; Hassan Usmani bt Jamal Shah 6-0, 6-1; Zohaib Afzal Malik bt Mohammad Rayan Khan 6-1, 7-5; Ahtesham Humayun bt Dawood Khan 6-0, 6-1; Mohammad Yahya bt Saqib Ali 6-3, 7-5; Hamza Roman bt Mohammad Muaz 6-1, 6-0; Abubakar Talha bt Zain Qamar 6-0, 6-0

Boys 14 & under (second round): Mohammad Junaid bt Moazzam Babar 4-0, 4-1; Meer Abbas bt Mohammad Shakib 5-4(1), 5-3; Mohammad Ayyan bt Raha Mohammad Taha 4-0, 4-0; Ohade Mustafa bt Mohammad Hashir Irfan 4-0, 4-0.

Published in Dawn, January 5th, 2026