Nomi wins Anti Tobacco Tennis

Published June 2, 2009

KARACHI, June 1 Top seed Nomi Qamar came back from the jaws of defeat to beat second seed Nasir Mushtaq in a thrilling final to win the men's singles title in the Anti Tobacco Day tennis tournament at Karachi Club on Sunday.

Nomi, a former member of Pakistan Davis Cup team, dropped the opener 3-6 only to recover and level the score by taking the second set in a tie breaker 7-6 (7-5). Nomi completed the rout picking the decisive set 6-3.

The win enabled him to avenge his last defeat he had tasted at the hands of Nasir in a Sindh ranking event earlier.

Seher Khwaja, a former national hard court champion, handed a 6-2, 6-0 defeat to Sara Ahmed to win the ladies crown.

Second seed Farhan Altaf stunned top seed Adil Kohari in three sets to land the juniors' under-18 singles title. He was home 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.

Results

Men's singles final

Nomi Qamar bt Nasir Mushtaq 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.

Ladies singles final

Seher Khwaja bt Sara Ahmed 6-2, 6-0.

Veteran doubles final

Shahid Hussain and Zulfiqar Hakeen bt Zahid Hussain and Akbar Hayat 6-3, 6-2.

Men's doubles final

Adnan Khan and Khalid Ali Nazar bt Asad Ali Bhagat and Nomi Qamar 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).

Juniors' under-18 singles final

Farhan Altaf bt Adil Kohari 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.

Men's doubles semi-finals

Asad Ali Bhagat and Nomi Qamar bt Saif Noor and Danish Ahmed 6-7, 6-2, 6-4; Adnan Khan and Khalid Ali Nazar bt Saqib Hussain and Farhan Altaf 6-3, 6-4.

Opinion

Editorial

PTI in disarray
Updated 30 Nov, 2024

PTI in disarray

PTI’s protest plans came abruptly undone because key decisions were swayed by personal ambitions rather than political wisdom and restraint.
Tired tactics
30 Nov, 2024

Tired tactics

Matiullah's arrest appears to be a case of the state’s overzealous and misplaced application of the law.
Smog struggle
30 Nov, 2024

Smog struggle

AS smog continues to shroud parts of Pakistan, an Ipsos survey highlights the scope of this environmental hazard....
Solidarity with Palestine
Updated 29 Nov, 2024

Solidarity with Palestine

The wretched of the earth see in the Palestinian struggle against Israel a mirror of themselves.
Little relief for public
29 Nov, 2024

Little relief for public

INFLATION, the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services over a given period of time, has receded...
Right to education
29 Nov, 2024

Right to education

IT is troubling to learn that over 16,500 students of the University of Karachi (KU) have defaulted on fee payments...