KARACHI, June 1 Top seed Nomi Qamar came back from the jaws of defeat to beat second seed Nasir Mushtaq in a thrilling final to win the men's singles title in the Anti Tobacco Day tennis tournament at Karachi Club on Sunday.
Nomi, a former member of Pakistan Davis Cup team, dropped the opener 3-6 only to recover and level the score by taking the second set in a tie breaker 7-6 (7-5). Nomi completed the rout picking the decisive set 6-3.
The win enabled him to avenge his last defeat he had tasted at the hands of Nasir in a Sindh ranking event earlier.
Seher Khwaja, a former national hard court champion, handed a 6-2, 6-0 defeat to Sara Ahmed to win the ladies crown.
Second seed Farhan Altaf stunned top seed Adil Kohari in three sets to land the juniors' under-18 singles title. He was home 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Results
Men's singles final
Nomi Qamar bt Nasir Mushtaq 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
Ladies singles final
Seher Khwaja bt Sara Ahmed 6-2, 6-0.
Veteran doubles final
Shahid Hussain and Zulfiqar Hakeen bt Zahid Hussain and Akbar Hayat 6-3, 6-2.
Men's doubles final
Adnan Khan and Khalid Ali Nazar bt Asad Ali Bhagat and Nomi Qamar 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).
Juniors' under-18 singles final
Farhan Altaf bt Adil Kohari 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Men's doubles semi-finals
Asad Ali Bhagat and Nomi Qamar bt Saif Noor and Danish Ahmed 6-7, 6-2, 6-4; Adnan Khan and Khalid Ali Nazar bt Saqib Hussain and Farhan Altaf 6-3, 6-4.
