Hasheesh, Heera, Shoaib excel in SA Gardens Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2021
The first round matches were decided in the SA Gardens Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2021 at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Lahore.
The first round matches were decided in the SA Gardens Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2021 at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Lahore.
Mr. Ahmad Raza, Director Sales & Marketing SA Gardens, and Aamir Malik graced the opening ceremony as chief guests and formally inaugurated the event in the presence PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik (Tamgh-e-Imtiaz), players and their families.
On the first day of the main draw matches, total 16 matches were played in the men’s singles category. All the top players advanced to the second round with comfortable wins and a high standard of tennis was witnessed during some of the matches.
Men’s singles first round:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasheesh Kumar | def | Imran Bhatti | 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
| Heera Ashiq | def | Hassan Riaz | 6-0, 6-3 |
| Illham Khan | def | Israr Gull | 7-5, 6-2 |
| Asad Ullah | def | Aqib Hayat | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Muzamil Murtaza | def | Hassan Shaukat | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Ahmad Ch | def | Mahatir Muhammad | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Mudassar Murtaza | def | Ahmad Kamil | |
| Yousaf Khalil | def | Hamid Israr, | |
| Barkat Ullah | def | Faizan Khurram | 6-1, 6-3 |
| M Abid | def | Syed Nofil Kaleem | 6-1, 6-0 |
| Fainzan Fayyaz | def | Ijaz Khan | 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 |
| Ahmad Babar | def | Zalan Khan | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Aqeel Khan | def | Shakir Ullah | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Muhammad Shoaib | def | Nouman Aftab | 7-5, 6-2 |
| Waqas Malik | def | Ahmad Asjad | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| Saqib Hayyat | def | Talha Khan | 6-2, 6-2 |
