Ahmed beat Shahzad as Abid overcome Muzammil to reaches SNGPL National Tennis Championships final
Ahmed Chaudhary and Abid Ali Akbar reached the men’s singles final of the 3rd SNGPL National Tennis Championships in Islamabad.
Ahmed Chaudhary and Abid Ali Akbar reached the men’s singles final of the 3rd SNGPL National Tennis Championships in Islamabad.
In a one-sided affair, Ahmed took full advantage of Aqeel Khan’s absence, who is helping Pakistan’s international star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in preparing for international tournaments and ATP events, and overwhelmed fifth seed Shahzad 6-4, 6-3.
Shahzad, who is well-known for his powerful serves and passing shots down the line, despite gaining weight and having fitness issues, posed massive challenge for Ahmed, who had once won the national ranking title by beating Aqeel Khan in 2017.
The first set started with Ahmed settling down well and putting Shahzad under enormous pressure, but Shahzad had answers for all the questions thrown at him by the youngster. But when it was 4-4, Ahmed started playing aggressive game and won it 6-4. Ahmed played the second set in a better way and overcame the experienced campaigner 6-3.
Davis Cupper Abid Ali Akbar also booked his place in the final after eliminating second seed Muzammil Murtaza 6-3, 6-2 in the second semifinal. Abid Ali was in fine touch and stunned the second seed Muzamil with his powerful game and better planning, thus set final clash against Ahmed Ch.
In ladies event, Sarah Mahboob, Sara Mansoor, Mehak Khokar and Noor Malik (ZTBL) moved into the semifinals by eliminating their respective opponents in straight sets. Unseeded Mehak stunned third seed Esha Jawad and now will face top seed Sara Mansoor in the semifinal. The second semifinal will contested between second seed Sarah Mehboob and fourth seed Noor Malik of ZTBL.
Meanwhile, in the boys’ (18 & under) singles semis, Ahmed Kamil hammered Aqib Hayat 6-2, 6-3 as Sami Zaib beat Subhan bin Salik 7-6(5), 7-5. In the doubles event, the pair of Ahmed and Subhan thrashed Asim and Aqib 6-0, 6-0, while Abdullah and Aqib won against Huzaifa and Talha 6-4, 7-6(5).
In the last-4 matches of boys’ (14 & under) singles, Hamid Israr defeated Huzama A Rehman 4-1, 5-3 and Kashan Omer won against Uzair Khan 5-3, 2-4, 5-3. In the doubles category, the duo of Bilal and Ahmed overcame Hamza and Asad 6-2, 6-4, while the pair of Uzair and Kashan got walkover against Hamza and Huzaima.
In the semi-finals of boys’ (16 & Under) doubles category, the pair of Nalain and Farman defeated Kamran and Hasham 6-4, 6-2, while Hamid and Sami beat the duo of Faizan and Hassan 6-2, 6-2.
