ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Mohammad Shoaib produced the biggest upset of the ITF Men’s Futures M-15 (Leg-1) tournament on Friday, defeating top seed Leo Borg of Sweden 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(7/1) to storm into the semi-finals.

Before a home crowd, Shoaib showed great resilience to overcome the higher-ranked Swedende, keeping local hopes alive in the singles competition.

Meanwhile, Pakistan created history in the men’s doubles event, with two all-Pakistani pairs winning their semi-finals to set up an unprecedented domestic final.

In the first semi-final, Aqeel Khan and Barkatullah edged Essa Qabazard of Kuwait and Malaysia’s Darshan Suresh 6-4, 5-7, 10-7. In the second semi-final, Mohammad Abid and Muzammil Murtaza cruised past Russia’s Alexey Dubinin and Ivan Iutkin 6-4, 6-2.

Other results (quarter-finals):

Men’s singles: Nikita Ianin (Russia) bt Samir Hamza Reguig (Algeria) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Arvid Nordquist (Sweden) bt Kerem Yilmaz (Turkiye) 6-2, 6-3; Fanming Meng (China) bt Mert Naci Türker (Turkiye) 6-1, 1-0 ret.

Published in Dawn, May 2nd, 2026