Aqeel Khan, Abid, Muzammil, Shahzad in 3rd EMB Pakistan Open Tennis Championship semis
Top seed Aqeel Khan, second seed M. Abid, Muzammil Murtaza and Shahzad Khan marched in to the semi-finals of the 3rd EMB Pakistan Open Tennis Championship at the Punjab Lawn Tennis Courts Lahore.
Top seed Aqeel Khan, second seed Mohammad Abid, Muzammil Murtaza and Shahzad Khan marched in to the semi-finals of the 3rd EMB Pakistan Open Tennis Championship after winning their respective men's singles quarterfinals played here at the PLTA Tennis Courts Lahore.
In the first quarterfinal, Aqeel Khan played superb tennis against Mohammad Shoaib and never allowed him to play freely to thrash him by 6-2, 6-1.
In other quarterfinals of the day, Mohammad Abid outlasted Mudassar Murtaza by 6-4, 6-0 while Muzamil Murtaza had to struggle hard to tame spirited Yousaf Khalil by 6-3, 7-5 and Shehzad Khan edged past Heera Ashiq by 6-2, 6-3.
In seniors doubles 40 plus semifinals, Talha Waheed/Maj Adnan (Oil and Pakistan) beat Ashar Khan/Fayyaz khan 6-2, 1-6, 10-7.
Men's Singles Quarterfinals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Aqeel Khan | def | Mohammad Shoaib | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Mohammad Abid | def | Mudassar Murtaza | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Muzamil Murtaza | def | Yousaf Khalil | 6-3, 7-5 |
| Shehzad Khan | def | Heera Ashiq | 6-2, 6-3 |
Boys Under-14 quarterfinals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
Semi Zeb | def | Hassan Ali | 4-0, 2-4, 4-1 |
| Uzair Khan | def | Yahya Ehtisham | 4-2, 2-4, 4-1 |
| Farman Shakeel | def | Hasheesh Kumar | 1-4, 4-2, 4-0 |
| Hamid Israr | def | Abdul Hanan Khan | 4-0, 4-1 |
Under-18 pre-quarterfinals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Muhammad Shoaib | def | Zalan Khan | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Parbat Kumar | def | Izhar Iftikhar | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Aqib Hayat | def | Hamid Israr | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Ahmad Kamil | def | Nalain Abbas | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Abdullah Adnan | def | Muhammad Abdullah | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Huzaifa Abdul Rehman | def | Abdul Hanan Khan | 6-0, 6-2 |
| Saqib Hayat | def | Faizan Shahid | 6-0, 6-1 |
Under-12 Quarterfinals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Hamza Roman | def | Asad | 8-2 |
| Bilal Asim | def | Husnain Ali | 8-3 |
