ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 A total of 27 matches in different categories were decided on the opening day of the Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship at the Pakistan Tennis Complex here on Wednesday.

Top seed Aqeel Khan eliminated the upcoming Faizan Khurram from Lahore in straight sets 6-1, 6-3.

Fourth seed Tanvir Ashiq struggled hard to beat Hassan Riaz 6-1, 2-6, 6-0.

Rashid Malik defeated Gul Hamid 6-3, 6-3, while the fifth seed Asim Shafik beat Ahmed Aslam 6-2, 6-2.

Results

Men's singles (main draw) — Aqeel Khan bt Faizan Khurram 6-1, 6-3; Heera Asiq bt Usman Ijaz 6-1, 6-1; Shahzad (PAF) bt Sadan-ul-Haq 6-2, 6-0; Tanvir Ashiq bt Hassan Riaz 6-1, 2-6, 6-0; Rashid Malik bt Gul Hamid 6-3, 6-3; Mohammad Abid bt Ali Murad 6-0, 6-0; Mohammad Waqas Malik bt Irfanullah 7-6, (6), 6-4; Asim Shafik bt Mohammad Ahmed Aslam 6-2, 6-2.

Juniors' singles U-17 (1st round) — Nameer Shamsi bt Talal Almas 6-1, 6-2;

Imtiaz bt Ali Murad 6-4, 6-2; Kashan-ul-Haq bt Saad Ijaz 6-2, 6-4; Usman Rafiq bt Talha Zubair 6-3, 6-2; Jibran-ul-Haq bt HaseebYaqoob 6-3, 6-2;

Aqil Khan bt Basit Gabol 6-2, 6-1; Malik Abdul Rehman bt Abdur Rahman 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.

Juniors' singles U-13 (1st round) — M. Atisam bt M. Umair Jafar 5-3, 2-4, 4-1; Saad bt Ahmed 5-3, 4-0; Hamaza Bin Asif bt Sarwan Memon 1-4, 4-1, 4-1; Afnan Almas bt Fahad Maqsood 4-1, 4-1; Hasnain Manzoor bt Sanwal Memon 3-5, 5-4, 4-1; Talha bin Asif w/o Abdullah Arbaz Kazi w/o Hazik Saeed.