KARACHI, May 21: Unseeded Nazif Ahmed chalked up an emphatic 6-0, 6-2 victory over Mohammad Dada to set-up a final clash with top seed Talha Zubair Surmawala in the juniors’ under-18 singles of the second National Bank of Pakistan Open national juniors and seniors tennis championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Tuesday.
Talha had prevailed over fourth seed Aqeel Shabbir 6-1, 6-1 in the first semi-final on Monday evening.
Results:Juniors’ under-18 singles:Quarter-final:Mohammad Dada bt Adnan Tufail 4-6, 6-0, 10-8.Semi-finals:Talha Zubair Surmawala bt Aqeel Shabbir 6-1, 6-1; Nazif Ahmed bt Mohammad Dada 6-0, 6-2.Girls’ under-14 singles:First round:Rida Khan bt Fizza Ghanchi 6-0,6-0.Semi-final:Hania Naveed bt Kinza Ghanchi6-2, 6-3.Girls’ under-18 singles:Semi-final:Maheen Dada bt Mahin Aftab 6-4, 6-0.Boys’ under-12 singles:Semi-finals:Mohammad Dada bt Asheesh Kumar 8-0; Amin Shafi bt Reyyan Jawad 9-7.40 plus singles:First round:Aly Panju bt Noor Ahmed 6-1, 5-1 (retd); Tariq Jan Allahwala bt Shabbir Gul (Walkover); Mohammad Javed bt Rafi Derbari (walkover); Ejaz Sarhadi bt Amin Memon 6-1, 6-2; Mohammad Fayyaz bt Col Babar (walkover).Quarter-finals:Aly Panju bt Mohammad Iltifat 6-2, 6-2; Tanveer Haral bt Mohammad Fayyaz 6-1, 7-5.Wednesday’s fixtures:Matches start at 2.30pm.