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ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The eighth Subh-e-Nau National Hard Court tennis championship started at the Pakistan Sports Complex here on Tuesday.

On the opening day, Usman Rafique, Shahid Afridi, Ayaz Khan, Saeed-ul-Haq, Farhad Ali Raja, Sajid Ali, Mubarik Shah and Yaseen Abbasi reached the main round, beating their respective opponents in men’s singles event.

In the U-18 category, Ayaz Khan, Sangeen Khan, Irtaza Sohail, Saad Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Muzammil, Umer Sheikh and Shahzeb Ali qualified for the main round.

Results: Men’s singles (qualifying round):

Usman Rafique bt Haseeb Yaqoob 6-2; Shahid Afridi bt Nouman-ul-Haq 6-4; Saeed-ul-Haq bt Amanwal Anwar 6-2; Ayaz Khan bt Imtiaz Khalil 6-4; Farhad Ali Raja bt Talha Dar 6-2; Sajid Ali bt Fahad Masood 6-2; Mubarik Shah bt Hassan Tariq 6-0; Yaseen Abbasi bt Omer Saeed 6-3.

Boys’ U-18 (qualifying round): Ayaz Khan bt Ahsan Ali Khan 6-0; Sangeen Khan bt M. Salman 6-2; Irtaza Sohail bt Nofel Kaleem 6-2; Saad M. Hassan bt Rafaqat Ali 7-5; M. Muzammil bt Saeed Khan 6-2; Umer Sheikh bt Farhan Ali 6-3; Shahzeb Ali bt Zaeem Barlas 6-0.

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