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ISLAMABAD, December 26: Saeed-ul-Haq moved into the quarterfinal of the 4th All-Pakistan Sirajul Haq Memorial Open Tennis Championship at the PTF Complex but not before being made to sweat by Peshawar’s Ghulam Rasool.
One of eight sons of late Siraj in whose memory the tournament is being organised, Saeed had to toil for nearly two hours to score a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over his fighting opponent. In the quarters he will now face Inam Gul.
Also making the last eight were Shahzad Samad Khan who won after his rival Kamran Khalil had to quit because of injury and Muhammad Shafiq, a 7-5, 6-3 winner over Ikram-ul-Haq, another son of Siraj.
Shafiq now has tough quarterfinal against top seed Aqeel Khan while Shahzad will play Shahzad Khan.
Aurangzeb Khan set up a meeting in the quarters with second seed Nomi Qamar after edging past Mahmood Khan 6-3, 7-5.
In the girls under-18 event, Zara Omer, Anoosha Aslam, Sara Mahboob and Natasha Afridi advanced to the semifinals by scoring victories over their respective rivals.
Anoosha’s victim was Sara Mansoor whom she beat 4-2, 4-1 while Zara knocked out Zehra Ali Khan 4-2, 4-0. Sara Mahboob struggled to a 4-2, 3-5, 4-1 win over Saman Shahid and Natasha went through after her opponent Mehak Khan did not turn up for her match.
Men’s singles pre quarterfinals: Muhammad Shafiq bt Ikram-ul-Haq 7-5, 6-3, Saeed-ul-Haq bt Ghulam Rasool 2-6, 6-3, 6- 1, Shahzad Samad Khan bt Kamran Khalil 6-1, 6-0, Aurangzeb Khan bt Mahmood Khan 6-3, 7-5.
Boys under-18 singles (first round): Shahzad Khan bt Rizwan Khan 4-1, 4-1, Munir Ashiq bt Shehryar Niazi 4-0, 4-0, Shahrukh Niazi bt Wasif Cheema 4-2, 1-4, 5-3, Usman Ijaz bt Zeeshan Khan 4-1, 5-3, Tanveer Ashiq bt M. Aslam 4-2, 5-3, Fahad Khan bt Talal Khan 3-5, 4-1, 4-1, Babar Ali Khan bt Nauman-ul-Haq 4-0, 4-0, Ahmed Ijaz w/o Shahid Afridi.
Boys under-18 singles (quarterfinals): Shahzad Khan bt Tanveer Ashiq 4-1, 4-0, Babar Ali bt Shahrukha Niazi 4-0, 4-1, Fahad Khan bt Talal Khan 3-5, 4-1, 4-1, Usman Ijaz bt Zeeshan Khan 4-1, 5-3.
Girls under-18 singles (first round): Zehra Ali Khan bt Mehreen Khokhar 4-0, 4-1, Sara Mahboob bt Haleema 4-2, 3-5, 5-4 (3), Anoosha Aslam bt Muneezah Zhahid 2-4, 5-4, 4-1, Natasha Afridi bt Humaira 5-3, 4-2.
Girls under-18 singles quarterfinals: Zara Omer bt Zehra Ali Khan 4-2, 4-0, Sara Mahboob bt Saman Shahid 4-2, 3-5, 4-1, Anoosha Aslam bt Sara Mansoor 4-2, 4-1, Natasha Afridi w/o Mehak Khan
Boys under-14 singles (first round): Tanveer Ashiq bt Zeeshan Rizvi 4-0, 4-0, Saad Javed bt Talal Khan 4-2, 5-3, Usman Ijaz bt Syed Jawad Gardezi 4-0, 4-2, Musa Mufti bt Yousaf Ajam 2-4, 4-0, 4-2, Zain Haider w/o Zain Abbas, Tabish Raza bt Changez Afridi 4- 0, 4-2, Usama Chaudhry bt Fahid 4-2, 4-3, Shehryar Niazi bt Zahid Ajam 4-1, 4-0.
Boys under-14 singles quarterfinals: Tanveer Ashiq bt Zain Haider 4-1, 4-2, Usman Ijaz bt Usama Chaudhry 4-1, 4-1, Tabish Raza bt Saad Javed 4-0, 4-1, Shehryar Niazi bt Musa Mufti 4-2, 4- 2
Girls under-14 singles: Natasha Afridi bt Mehak Khokhar 4-2, 5-3
Boys under-12 singles (first round): Ibrahim Omer bt Faizan- ul-Haq 4-0, 4-1, Jabran-ul-Haq w/o Zain Abbas, Usama Chaudhry bt Hussan-ud-Din 4-2, 5-3, Salman Shahid bt Sadan-ul-Haq 5-3, 4-2, S.Karam Gardezi bt Zahid Ajam 2-4, 4-1, 4-1, Yousaf Ajam w/o Vilad, Zeeshan Razi w/o Zain Haider, Tabish Raza bt Farhan Shahid 4-1, 4-1.
Boys under-12 singles quarterfinals: Ibrahim Omer bt S. Karam Gardezi 4-0, 4-0, Usama Chaudhry bt Zeeshan Razi 4-1, 4-1, Yousaf Ajam bt Faizan-ul-Haq 4-2, 4-1, Tabish Raza bt Salman Shahid 5-3, 4-0.
