ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Garden Avenue, rising tennis talent Sami Zeb Khan defeated Ahmed Nael Qureshi 2-1 in a closely fought three-set match in the Men’s Singles bracket of the 8th Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships-2023. In the end, the scores were 6-3, 6-1, and 6-4.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Round-1): Aqeel Khan beat Syed Nofil Kaleem 6-2, 6-0;Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Salar 6-1, 6-3; Hamid Israr beat Uzair Khan 7-5, 6-3; Saqib Hayat beat Ahtesham Humayun 6-1, 6-4; Mohammad Hamza Aasim beat Ahmed Babar 6-1, 2-1(retd); Mohammad Shoaib beat Shehryar Anees 6-2, 6-2; Hamza Roman beat Waqas Malik 6-4, 6-1; Muzammil Murtaza beat Asad Zaman 6-3, 6-2; Mudassir Murtaza beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-2, 6-2; Barkatullah beat Veqar Rahim6-3, 6-1; Shahzad Khan beat Parbat Kumar 6-0, 6-0; Mohammad Huzaifa Khan beat Aqil Khan 6-1, 6-0; Jibran ul Haq beat Asadullah 6-2, 6-1; Mohammad Abid beat Mohammad Talha Khan 6-4, 6-1; Sami Zeb Khan beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Boys’ U18 Singles (Round-1): Asad Zaman beat Haziq Aasim 6-0, 6-0; Mohammad Hamza Aasim beat Rayan Khan 6-2, 6-2; Shahswar Khan beat Talha Khan 6-2, 6-2; Hamid Israr beat Kamran Khan 6-1, 6-0; Mohammad Salar beat Ruhaab Faisal 6-3, 6-4; Mahatir Mohammad beat Inam Qadir 6-2, 7-5; Amir Mazari beat Ali Zain 6-3, 6-3
Boys’ U14 Singles (Round-1): Saqib Ali beat Ehsanullah Kabir 4-5(1), 4-0, 5-4(4); Haziq Areejo beat Anis Khan 4-0, 4-0; Junaid Meher beat Mohammad Arsalan 5-4 (1), 4-2; Mohammad Yahya beat Arsh imran 4-0, 4-0.
Published in TO THE SPORTS, December 27th, 2023
