KARACHI, Feb 9: Second seed Malik Hamza faced stiff resistance from third seed Dawar Rehan before winning in three sets to reach juniors under-17 singles final of the Sindh Open ranking tennis championship at Defence Authority Creek Club on Saturday.

Hamza recovered from a set down to clinch the battle 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 and advance into the final where he meets top seed Talha Zubair Surmawala who accounted for Nazif Ahmed 6-2, 6-3 in the other encounter.

Meanwhile, Jalil Khan was through to the men’s singles final registering an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 victory over Abdul Rehman. Earlier, the latter completed the men’s singles quartet following a walkover against Aqeel Khan who skipped due to clash with his international commitments.

The event concludes on Sunday.

Results:

Men’s singles:

Quarter-final: Abdul Rehman bt Aqeel Khan walkover. Semi-final: Jalil Khan bt Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-1. Ladies singles: Semi-finals: Kinza Ghanchi bt Hajra Nadeem 6-3, 3-6, 10-7; Neha Khan bt Saba Ahmed 6-1, 6-0. Juniors’ under-17 singles: Semi-finals: Talha Zubair Surmawala bt Nazif Ahmed 6-2, 6-3; Malik Hamza bt Dawar Rehan 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. Boys’ and girls’ under-15 singles: Quarter-final: Mohammad Raza Sawani bt Sahibzada Mohammad Ali 6-2, 6-3.Semi-final: Hasan Farooq bt Nazif Ahmed 3-6, 6-3, 10-3. Boys’ and girls’ under-13 singles: Semi-final: Sahibzada Mohammad Ali bt Mohammad Dada 6-2, 7-5. Boys’ under-11 singles: Quarter-final: Noman Aftab bt Waqas Bhutto 8-4. Semi-final: Rayyan Jawwad bt Amin Shafi 13-11. The Finals Shall be played tomorrow at 4 pm.—Sports Correspondent