Over 370 particpants featuring in 4th Sheheryar Malik Memorial National Grass Court Tennis C'ship 2020
Over 370 male and female tennis players including top players like Aqeel Khan, Shahzad Khan, Ushna Suhail and Noor Malik are featuring in 4th Sheheryar Malik Memorial National Grass Court Tennis Championship 2020.
The 4th Sheheryar Malik Memorial National Grass Court Tennis Championship 2020 inaugurated by Director General Sports Adnan Arshad Aulakh during the Opening ceremony held here at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Lahore.
This national grass court tennis championship is conducted every year in the memory of Pakistan’s former Davis Cup skipper Rashid Malik’s late son Sheheryar Malik. Over 370 male and female tennis players including top players like Aqeel Khan, Shahzad Khan, Ushna Suhail and Noor Malik are featuring in this major tennis event.
The final of the event will be played on Nov 21, 2020.
PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) introduced the players with chief guest Adnan Arshad Aulakh. Other notables present on the occasion were Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, former Davis Cupper Inamul Haq, other top officials and a large number of male and female tennis players.
As many as 64 players featured in the qualifying round. The men’s main draw includes 32 players while 16 female players will appear in women’s draw. The event is being contested in U-6, U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-18, Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Ladies Doubles, U-14 Doubles, U-18 Doubles, Seniors 35 plus, 45 plus doubles and 60 plus doubles age group categories.
Men's singles first round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqeel Khan | def | Faizan Khurram | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Usman Rafiq | def | Faizan Fayyaz | 6-0, 6-2 |
| Muhammad Shoaib | def | Fayyaz Khan | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Heera Ashiq | def | Saqib Hayat | 6-1, 6-4 |
| Shehzad Khan | def | Imran Bhatti | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Syed Nofil Kaleem | def | Ibrahim Khan | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Hassan Riaz | def | Sikandar Hayat | 7-6, 7-6 |
| M Abid | def | Shakir Ullah | 6-0, 6-2 |
| Ahmad Ch | def | Subhan bin Salik | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Aqib Hayat | def | Asad Ullah | 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 |
| Ahmad Babar | def | Waqas Malik | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Mudassar Murtaza | def | Abdaal Haider | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Yousaf Khalil | def | Ahmad Kamil | 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| Ejaz Khan | def | Ayaz Khan | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Hasheesh Kumar | def | Israr Gul | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Muzamil Murtaza | def | Nauman Aftab | 6-1, 7-5 |
Boys u-18 1st round:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Shoaib | def | Ahmed Nael | 8-3 |
| Bilal Asim | def | Ahtesham Arif | 8-5 |
| Uzair Khan | def | Shehryar Anees | 8-1 |
| Hamid Israr | def | Bakir Ali | 9-7 |
| Faizan Fayyaz | def | M Abdullah | 8-3 |
| Hamza Rehmat | def | Zaeem Ghafoor | 8-2 |
| Haider Ali Rizwan | def | Zain ul Abideen | 8-5 |
| Aqib Hayat | def | Abdul Hanan Khan | 8-4 |
| Hasam Khan | def | Saim Danish | 8-2 |
| Mahatir Muhammad | def | Ibrahim Salman | 8-1 |
| Nalain Abbas | def | Azan Sajid | 8-2 |
| Farman Shakeel | def | Hassan Ali | 8-1 |
| Kamran Khan | def | Hamza Jawad | 8-5 |
| Hasheesh Kumar | def | Asad Zaman | 8-2 |
u14 1st round:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Asim | def | Mustansir Ali Khan | 4-0, 4-0 |
| Hamza Rehmat | def | Moavia Butt | 4-0, 4-0 |
| Ahtesham Humayun | def | Sheheryar Aness | 5-3, 4-1 |
| Haider Ali Rizwan | def | Amna Qayyum | 4-0, 4-0 |
| Abdul Basit | def | Arman Kamran | 4-1, 0-4, 11-9 |
| Yashar Tarar | def | Ali Jawad | 4-1, 5-3 |
| Husnain Ali Rizwan | def | Waleed Javed | 4-0, 4-1 |
| Shehansha | def | Abu Bakar Khalil | 4-0, 4-0 |
| Inam Qadir | def | Abdul Ahad | 4-0, 4-0 |
