KARACHI, Nov 5: Mohammad Abdul Saeed became the first player to reach the 35 plus singles final after he brushed aside Irfanullah Awan in straight sets at the 17th Pakistan international seniors’ tennis championship at the Karachi Gymkhana here on Monday.

He won 6-4, 6-3 to qualify for the title battle where he is slated to meet the winner of second semi-final to be played between Mohammad Manzar and Aly Panju.

Meanwhile, Syed Mohammad Jalal was through to the last four in the 45 plus singles coasting to a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Gul Agha in the quarter-final.

Results:

35 plus singles:

Quarter-finals: Mohammed Abdul Saeed bt Hasan Salman 4-6, 6-1, 6-0; Irfanullah Awan bt Noman Farid (walkover); Mohammed Manzar bt Suhail Qadir (Sibbi) 6-3, 6-3; Aly Panju bt Ali Bhagat 6-2, 6-7, 6-2. Semi-final: Mohammad Abdul Saeed bt Irfanullah Awan 6-4, 6-3.

45 plus singles:

First round: Shahid Aziz bt Qamrudin Habib (walkover). Second round: Gul Agha bt Andro Shilakadze (walkover). Quarter-final: Syed Mohammad Jalal bt Gul Agha 6-3, 7-5.

55 plus singles:

First round: Mohammed Akram Fahim bt Jamal Mirza (walkover). Quarter-finals: Zafar Hasan bt Mohammad Akram Fahim 6-2, 6-3; Akbar Hayat Khan bt Mushtaq Ahmed 6-0, 6-2; Jamil Khan bt Altaf Hussain (walkover). Tuesday’s fixtures: Matches start at 4pm.—Sports Correspondent