Rahid Malik & Talha clinches titles in ITF World Ranking Tennis Championship 2018
Rashid Malik of ZTBL and Talha Waheed of Gas and Oil Pakistan won the seniors 55 plus doubles, seniors 35 plus and seniors 40 plus titles in the 33rd Maple Leaf Cement ITF World Ranking Tennis Championship 2018 here at the PLTA courts,Lahore.
Rashid Malik of ZTBL and Talha Waheed of Gas and Oil Pakistan won the seniors 55 plus doubles, seniors 35 plus and seniors 40 plus titles in the 33rd Maple Leaf Cement ITF World Ranking Tennis Championship 2018 here at the PLTA courts,Lahore
In seniors doubles 55 plus final, ZTBL’s Rashid Malik partnering with Nauman Aleem routed the pair of Rai Zahid/Dr Naveed 6-4, 6-2 to clinch the title. In the 35 plus final, Talha Waheed of Gas and Oil Pakistan edged out Ashar Ali Khan 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to emerge as crowned champion while Fayyaz Khan beat Mohammad Shakeel 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 to lift the seniors 40 plus title.
The 50 plus title was clinched by Israr Gul, who outpaced Mohammad Arif 6-4, 6-4 while the seniors 65 plus title went to Khawaja Khurram who overwhelmed Ashfaq Chohan 6-4, 6-3. In seniors 60 plus semifinals, Asad Niaz thrashed M Babar 6-1, 6-2 and Gul Hamid defeated Brig Ghazanfar 6-3, 6-1 to qualify for the finals.
In teh seniors 35 plus,Irfan Ullah and Shahzad of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) qualified for final of ITF Senior World Ranking Tennis Tournament for the fourth consecutive years. PAF’s Irfan Ullah and Shahzad continued their best form in the tournament after beating Fayaz Khan and Ashar Ali by 6-3 and 6-3 scores in the semi final of the championship.
PAF senior player, Irfan Ullah said that they worked hard to maintain the performance in the tournament and adding that this is the example of our performance in the tournament that we are qualifying the final for the consecutive fourth time.
Irfan Ullah also appreciated his partner Shahzad for keeping the form and focusing on the goal of winning the tournaments. Irfan also appreciated the official of PAF for supporting them and pushing them to bring best performance in the field of tennis.
Result of seniors doubles 35 plus semi final
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Talha waheed (Gas and Oil Pakistan)/Mohammad Shakeel | def | haider khan /syed hadi hussain | 7-5,3-6,10-7 |
| Irfan Ullah /shehzad (PAF) | def | Ashar ali khan /fayyaz khan | 6-3,6-3 |
Result of seniors 45 plus semi final
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Rashid Malik (ZTBL) | def | Irfan ullah | 6-2,6-2 |
Result of seniors doubles 65 plus
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Pervez bajwa/naveed najum | def | ashfaq chohan/gul hamid | 6-1,7-5 |
Result of seniors doubles 40 plus semi final
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Talha waheed (Gas and Oil Pakistan) /maj adnan | def | arif feroze /Jehanzeb khan | 7-6,5-7,10-7 |
Result of seniors doubles 55 plus final
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Rashid Malik (ZTBL) /nauman aleem | def | Rai Zahid /Dr naveed | 6-4,6-2 |
