ISLAMABAD, May 30: Unseeded Raja Shahid shocked seeded player Syed Zohair Raza to qualify for the second round of Vigo Champ Subh-e-Nau National Tennis here at Islamabad Club on Wednesday.

Enjoying the benefit of playing in local conditions, Raja Shahid came back strongly after losing the first set to win the match in style. Other players who won their matches included third seeded Mohammad Abid, former Davis Cupper Asim Shafique, Talha Zubair, Ahmed Babar, Sanaullah Khan, Abid Ali Akbar and Usman Rafique.

Second round of men’s singles will be played on Thursday.

Results: Men’s singles (second round): M. Abid bt Sadan-ul-Haq 6-2, 6-3, Raja Shahid bt Zohair Raza (Navy) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, Ahmed Babar bt Hasnain Manzoor 6-1, 6-3, Sanaullah Khan bt Shahid Afridi 6-3, 6-3, Talha Zubair (Navy) bt Malik Abdul Rehman 6-4, 6-3, Abid Ali Akbar bt M. Mudassar 6-0, 6-1, Asim Shafique bt Munir Ashiq 6-2, 6-2, Usman Rafique bt Taimur Mahmood 7-6, 6-4.

Boys’ U-18 (first round): Iftikhar Ahmed bt Nofil Kaleem 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, Arham Atique bt Hasnain Manzoor 6-3, 6-4, Haseeb Yaqoob Rashid Khan 7-5, 6-3, Kashan-ul-Haq bt Salman bin Saleem 6-1, 6-4, M. Mudassar bt Shehroz Rohail 6-2, 6-2, Talha Zubair bt M. Muzammil 6-2, 7-6(4), Raja Shahid bt Asadullah 6-3, 6-3, Ahmed Babar bt Nouman Khan 6-0, 6-0.

Boys’ U-14 (first round): Sahibzada M. Ali bt Farhanullah 4-1, 4-0, Talha bin Asif bt Haris Irfan-ul-Haq 4-1, 5-4(6), Asadullah bt Mohsin Ali Khan 4-1, 4-2, Arham Atique bt Hamza bin Rehan 5-3, 4-0, Sikandar Qurban w/o Rizwan Ikram

Men’s doubles (first round): Heera Ashiq/Abid Ali bt Zakirullah/Wakeel Khan 6-1, 6-1, Syed Zohair Raza/Sadan-ul-Haq bt Hassan Riaz/Malik Abdul Rehman 6-3, 6-2.—Agencies

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