KARACHI, Sept 13: Fahim Ramzan beat fighting Abdul Rehman in three-set marathon final to win the men’s singles title in the 22nd Sindh Sports Board (SSB) ranking tennis championship at the Bath Island Club court on Thursday.

Fahim, a local tennis coach, recovered from a set down to post 1-6, 6-3, 10-7 victory over Rehman.

Hania Naved inflicted crushing 6-0, 6-2 defeat on Wania Khan to reach ladies singles final where she meets Neha who has already made it to the final grade.

Malik Hamza also made a 6-2, 6-0 short work of Maheen Dada to cruise into juniors’ under-17 final where he faces Hassan Siddiqui on Friday.

Results:

Men’s singles:

Final: Fahim Ramzan bt Abdul Rehman 1-6, 6-3, 10-7.

Ladies singles:

Semi-final: Hania Naved bt Wania Khan 6-0, 6-2. Juniors’ under-17 singles: Semi-final: Malik Hamza bt Maheen Dada 6-2, 6-0. Under-11 singles: Semi-finals: Amin Shafi bt Waqas Bhutto 8-4; Mohammad Dada bt Parbat 8-5. Satellite League: Shabbir Mohammad bt Zubair Raja 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Hassan Farooq bt Bilal Imran 6-1, 6-0. Challenge League: Maheen Dada bt Neha Khan 6-0, 6-1. Future League: Saeed Hussain bt Wania Khan 6-3, 6-3; Saeed Hussain bt Khizer Imran (walkover).