KARACHI, Jan 20: The men’s singles final of Sindh Open ranking tennis championship will be a family-affair after top seed Aqeel Khan and his sibling, second seeded Jalil Khan notched up convincing victories over their respective opponents in pre-finals at DHA Creek Club courts on Thursday.

Country’s top player Aqeel faced little resistance while routing seasoned Nomi Qamar 6-2, 6-2 whereas Jalil powered to 6-0, 6-2 victory over Nasir Mushtaq brining latter’s winning streak to a halt.

Teenager Maheen Dada will be up against Zoya Khan in the ladies singles final. The former swept aside Urooj Iltifat 8-2 while the latter struggled to overcome Laiba Khan 8-6.

The event concludes on Friday.

Results:

Men’s singles:

Semi-finals: Aqeel Khan bt Nomi Qamer 6-2, 6-2; Jalil Khan bt Nasir Mushtaq 6-0, 6-2.

Ladies singles:

Semi-finals: Maheen Dada bt Urooj Iltifat 8-2; Zoya Khan bt Laiba Khan 8-6.

Juniors’ under-17 singles:

Quarter-finals: Hassan Siddiqui bt Yahya Gabol 7-5, 6-7 10-5; Malik Hamza bt Nameer Shamsi 3-6, 6-4, 10-5.

Semi-finals: Farhan Mustafa bt Saad Noor Sumar 6-0, 6-2; Hassan Siddiqui bt Malik Hamza 6-4, 6-3.

Seniors 45 plus singles:

Quarter-final: Iltifat Ahmed bt Badruddin Fakhri 6-2, 6-3.

Semi-final: Syed Jalal bt Gul Hameed 6-1, (retired).

Boys’ and girls’ under-15 singles:

Semi-final: Talha Zubair Surmawala bt Azhar Abdul Qadir 8-4.

Boys’ and girls’ under-13 singles:

Semi-finals: Maheen Dada bt M. Raza Sawani 8-6; Hasan Farooq bt Marib Malik 8-4.

Boys’ and girls’ under-9 singles:

Semi-finals: Houd Azhar bt Esha Khan 8-0; Mohammad Dada bt Ali Faisal 8-0.

Friday’s fixtures:

Boys’ and girls’ under-15 singles and juniors’ under-17 singles finals 12.30pm; boys’ and girls’ under-11 singles and under-13 finals 1.00pm; ladies singles final 2.00pm; seniors 45 plus singles final 3.00pm; men’s singles final 3.30 pm.

Total Prize money is Rs. 28000 and event is being sponsored by Westbury Group