LAHORE: Aqeel Khan and M. Abid qualified the Nayza All-Pakistan Open Tennis Championship men’s singles final after defeating their respective opponents in the semi-finals played here at the PLTA tennis courts on Friday.
Semi-Final Results:
-In the first semifinal of the day, M. Abid outclassed Muzammil Murtaza 6-3, 6-1.
-In the second semi-final Aqeel, on the other hand as usual played outstanding tennis against Shahzad Khan and toppled him by 6-4, 6-4.
Both Aqeel and Abid will vie against each other for the men’s singles title today (Saturday).
In the ladies singles, Ushna Suhail and Sara Mansoor qualified for the final after edging past their respective opponents in the semi-finals.
– In the first semi-final, Sara Mansoor thrashed Noor Malik, daughter of former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik, in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
– The second semi-final was contested between international tennis player Ushna Suhail and former No 1 Sarah Mehboob. Ushna emerged as match winner after trouncing Sarah in straight sets 6-4, 6-2.
Nayza All Pakistan Tennis Championship 2017: Day 3
Men’s doubles Quarter-finals:
– Aqeel/Shahzad defeated Ahmad Babar/Yousaf Khan 6-3, 6-2,
– Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassar Murtaza outlasted Abbas Khan/Shahid Afridi 6-1, 6-2,
– M Waqas/Heera Ashiq outpaced Israr Gul and Ikraam Ullah 6-2, 6-2 and
– Abid/Usman Rafiq thrashed Abdaal Haider/Malik Abdul Rehman 6-2, 6-0.
Men’s Doubles Semi-final:
– Aqeel/Shahzad defeated Muzammil/Mudassir 6-1, 7-5.
U14 Quarter-finals:
– Farman Shakeel thrashed Nailain Abbas 4-0, 4-0,
– Abdul Samad beat M Mahateer 4-2, 5-4, 4-2,
– Asheesh Kumar beat Hamza Ruman 3-5, 4-1, 4-0 and
– Hassan Ali trounced Abdul Hannan 4-0, 4-1
The winners qualified for U14 semi-finals.
