Brilliant Samir Iftikhar claims $25,000 USTA El Paso Tennis Tournament 2019
Pakistan’s former Davis Cup player Samir Iftikhar bagged men’s singles title at USTA El Paso Tennis Tournament, which was held at El Paso Tennis Club, Texas.
Pakistan’s former Davis Cup player Samir Iftikhar bagged men’s singles title at USTA El Paso Tennis Tournament, which was held at El Paso Tennis Club, Texas.
In the final Samir, who was the top seed for the tournament, beat second seed Theodore McDonald of USA 6-3, 4-1 (retd). McDonald got hurt during the second set and had to retire, while Samir was already 4-1 up.
Earlier, in the semifinal, Samir outclassed fourth seed Alejandro Hayen of USA 6-0, 6-1. Samir was in fine touch during the tournament dropping only 11 games in total, throughout the event.
Meanwhile, Salim Saifullah Khan, President PTF, and the PTF Management congratulated Samir on his victory and good performance during the tournament. The PTF president also wished Samir good luck for future events and hoped that Samir would continue to win laurels for Pakistan.
