KARACHI, Feb 1: Talented Talha Zubair Surmawala is in contention for double crown after making it to the men’s and juniors’ under-17 singles finals in the 17th Sindh Tennis Association (STA) development series ranking tennis championship at the Union Club on Wednesday.

Talha thrashed Saud Shoaib 6-1, 6-0 to set a date with second seed Hassan Siddiqui in the under-17 final.

Saud, meanwhile, also made his exit in the men’s singles pre-final after conceding the first set 0-6 and trailing 0-1 in the second against second seed Omer Shahid.

Talha had already reached the final by getting the better of Fahim Ramzan the other day. The finals will be played on Thursday.

Results: Men’s singles semi-final: Omer Shahid bt Saud Shoaib 6-0, 1-0 (rtd).

Juniors’ under-17 singles: Semi-final: Talha Zubair Surmawala bt Saud Shoaib 6-1, 6-0.

Ladies singles: Semi-finals: Hania Naveed bt Wania Khan 6-1, 6-4; Neha Khan bt Hajra Nadeem 6-2, 7-5.

Boys’ and girls’ under-15 singles: Semi-finals: Marib Malik bt Nazif Ahmed 6-2, 6-1; Ibrahim Iltifat bt Dawar Rehan (walkover).