Pakistan's last hope Muhammad Abid in quarters of ITF Men’s Pro-Circuit (Futures) Tennis Tournament-2018
Muhammad Abid is the only Pakistani to advance into the quarterfinals of ITF Men’s Pro-Circuit (Futures) Tennis Tournament-2018 at PTF Complex Islamabad,Islamabad.
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Pakistan's last hope Muhammad Abid is the only Pakistani to advance into the quarterfinals of ITF Men’s Pro-Circuit (Futures) Tennis Tournament-2018 after beating Serbia’s Darko Jandric in the pre-quarterfinal round fixture of men’s singles event here at PTF Complex Islamabad,Islamabad.
Abid got an emphatic victory over eighth seed Serbian, defeating him in straight sets 7-5, 6-2. A total of eight matches were played in the men’s singles category but no other Pakistani player managed to move into the quarterfinals. Muzammil Murtaza fought well but his German opponent, Kai Wehnelt kept his cool and won the thee-set match 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Meanwhile in the Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships 2018 ladies singles main round matches, Mahvish Chishtie got a smooth sailing over Mahnoor Sohail, beating her in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 while Shimza Naz, Hania Navaid, Sheeza Sajid and Mehek Khokhar got walkovers against their respective opponents.
Men’s singles pre-quarterfinal Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Kai Wehnelt (GER) | def | Muzammil Murtaza (PAK) | 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| Mohammad Abid (PAK) | def | Darko Jandric (SRB) | 7-5, 6-2 |
| Kim Cheon Eui (KOR) | def | M. Abid Ali Akbar (PAK) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Ti Chen (TPE) | def | Ahmed Choudhary (PAK) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Alexis Canter (GBR) | def | Anton Chekhov (RUS) | 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| Rio Noguchi (JPN) | def | Ray Ho (TPE) | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Saidal’o Saidkarimov (UZB) | def | Lorenzo Bocchi | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Sora Fukuda (JPN) | def | Michal Wozniak (POL) | 6-4, 6-4 |
Boys singles U-18 Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Nalain Abbas | def | Bilal Asim | 6-3, 6-1 |
| M. Huzaifa Khan | def | Azan Sajid | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Abdul Hanan | def | M. Amir | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Kamran Khan | def | Sikandar Amin | 6-1, 6-2 |
| M. Talha Khan | walkover | Zalan Khan |
Boys singles Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Kamran Khan | def | Hamid Ullah Yaqub | 6-3, 6-2 |
| M. Haziq | def | Ahmed Ali Khan | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Azan Shahid | def | Jamal Shah | 6-0, 6-2 |
| Huzaima Abdul Rehman | def | Yahya Musa Luni | 6-1, 6-1 |
| M. Talha Khan | def | Taimur Khan | 6-0, 6-0 |
| M. Hamza Asim | walkover | Mohammad Omar | |
| Ahmed Nael | def | Hamza Jawad | 7-6 (2), 6-4 |
