Hamid wins in straight sets

Published November 1, 2006

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Retired Davis Cupper Hamid-ul-Haq showed strength when he knocked out fifth seed Shehzad Khan in straight sets as 30 matches were decided on the second day of Arif Habib Subh-i-Nau National Clay Court tennis championships at the Islamabad Club on Tuesday.

Results:

Men's singles main draw first round: Shahid Khan bt Abid Ali 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Shahid Afridi bt Suleman Junaid 4-6, 6-0, 6-4; M. Shafiq bt Taimor Mehmood 7-6(4), 6-2 Ikran-ul-Haq bt Fahad Ali 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5); Rashid Malik bt Nouman-ul-Haq 6-0, 6-1; Umair Qayum bt Hira Ashiq 6-4, 6-4; Jalil Khan bt Nouman Yahya 6-1,6-4.

Men's singles main draw pre-quarter-finals: Hamid-ul-Haq bt Shahzad Khan 6-2, 6-4; Omer Babar bt Inam Gul 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Asim Shafik w/o Wasif Cheema.

Men's doubles first round: Omer Babar/Khurram Nazir bt Nouman Yahya/Umair Qayum 6-3, 7-6 (9); Hamid-ul-Haq/Rashid Malik bt Inam Gul/Mehmood Khan 6-3, 6-4; Ikram-ul-Haq/Asi Raja bt Khursheed Zaman/Imran Sajjid 6-0, 6-0; Wakeel Khan/Mubashir Afridi w/o Wasif Cheema/Shahid Khan; Yasir Khan/Tanveer Ashiq bt Mohammad Shafiq/Nomi Qamar 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Suleman Junaid/Taimor Mehmood bt Shahid Afridi/Shahzad 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Boys’ U-17 singles pre-quarter-finals: Tanveer Ashiq bt Khursheed Abbasi 6-4, 6-4; M. Ahmed Aslam bt M. Omer Waqas 6-0, 6-0; Fahad Ali bt Khurram Nazir 7-5, 6-4; Abbas Raza bt Usama Itazaz 6-3, 6-2; Abid Ali bt Ahmed Chaudhry 6-2, 6-2; Yasir Khan bt Sadan-ul-Haq 6-2, 6-1; S. Zohair Raza bt Hamza Pataudi 6-1, 6-2; Omer Babar bt Taimor Ali Khan 6-2, 6-1.

Boys U-13 singles first round: Aqil Khan bt Zahid Ajam 8-5; Kashan-ul-Haq w/o Ali Omer Hayat; Umair Saeed bt Shahzaid 8-1; Hamza Pataudi bt Salaar Ahmed 8-0; Faizan Khurram bt Ahmed Chaudhry 8-3; Sajjid Khan bt Farhan Shahid 9-8 (6).

Men's singles pre-quarter-finals will be played on Wednesday at 9:30am.—APP

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