ISLAMABAD: All pro­m­inent players including Aqeel Khan, Mohammad Shoaib, Moh­ammad Abid and Muzammil Murtaza comfortably won their men’s singles second-round matches of the 10th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan Natio­nal Ranking Tennis Cham­pionships here at the PTF-SDA Ten­nis Complex on Thursday.

Veteran Aqeel, who will be 45 on Jan 30, outclassed Saqib Hayat 6-2, 6-3; Shoaib routed Hamza Asim 6-2, 6-2; Abid outplayed Moha­mmad Salar 6-1, 6-0 while Muza­mmil outclassed Omer Jawad 6-0, 6-1 to make the third round.

Results:

Men’s singles (second round): Abdullah Adnan bt Uzair Khan 6-3, 6-0; Muzammil Murtaza bt Omer Jawad 6-0, 6-1; Barkatullah bt Heera Ashiq 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; Aqeel Khan bt Saqib Hayat 6-2, 6-3; Shahzad Khan bt Ahtesham Humayun 6-0, 6-0; Mohammad Shoaib bt Hamza Asim 6-2, 6-2; Mohammad Abid bt Mohammad Salar 6-1, 6-0; Yousuf Khalil bt Hamza Roman 6-3, 6-0.

Women’s singles (second round): Mahrukh Sajid bt Natasha Zaman 6-2, 6-0; Soha Ali bt Zaira Ahmad — walkover; Lalarukh Sajid bt Laiba Iqbal 6-1, 7-5; Labaika Durab bt Sofia Tariq 6-0, 6-0; Amna Ali Qayum bt Amna Khan 6-0, 6-1.

U-18 boys’ singles (quarter-finals): Mohammad Yahya bt Ahtesham Humayun 2-6, 6-4, 7-5; Bial Asim bt M. Hamza Asim 6-4, 6-4; Abubakr Talha bt Asad Zam 6-3, 6-0; Hamza Roman bt Mohammad Salar 6-0, 7-6(5).

14 & under boys singles (second round): Razik Sultan bt Arsh Imran 4-0, 4-3; Junaid Khan bt M. Aaayan 4-2, 4-0; Ismail Aftab bt Zain Sheikh 4-0, 4-0; Ruhab Faisal bt M. Faizan 4-0, 4-0.

Published in Dawn, January 3rd, 2025