Unseeded players show presence in 31st Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships
Main round of Men’s singles started with the upsets as unseeded Aman Attique and Mohammad Shoaib thrashed their opponents 7th seed Usman Rafique and 8th seed Abdul Haider in the 31st Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships played at Syed Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad.
Aman Attique from Islamabad in a thrilling game shocks 7th seeded player Usman Rafique in the 3-set match of the first round of National ranking tennis championship. Mohammad Shoaib also played hard to take down 8th seed Abdul Haider in another 3-set match.
Asadullah from Peshawar played exceptionally well to outclassed former Davis cupper Hamid ul Haq in another 3 set thriller. Top seeded Aqeel khan, 2nd seed Muhammad Abid and 3rd seeded Heera Ashiq wins their matches in straight sets and moved to the 2nd round of championship. Muhammad Abid outgunned former Pakistani international player Rashid Malik in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-0. A total number of 41 matches were decided on the 2nd day of Championships.
Following are the results:
Main Draw – 1st Round Scores:
Men's Singles (1st Round) | ||||
| 1 | Aqeel Khan [1] | def. | Shahzad | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2 | Abbas Khan | def. | Ejaz Ahmed khan | 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 3 | Asad ullah Khan | def. | Hamid ul Haq | 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 4 | Muhammad Shoaib | def. | Abdul Haider [8] | 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3) |
| 5 | Shahzad Khan [4] | def. | Aftab Anwar | Walkover |
| 6 | M. Waqas Malik | def. | Haris Irfan ul Haq | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 7 | Muhammad Usman Ejaz | def. | Barkat Ullah | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 8 | Mudassar Murtaza [6] | def. | Ahmed Kamil | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 9 | Muzamil Murtaza [5] | def. | Shakir Ullah | 6-2, 6-1 |
10 | Shahid Afridi | def. | Ilham Khan | 7-6(5), 6-3 |
| 11 | Amir Naseem | def. | Ikramullah Khan | 6-0, 6-7(6), 7-5 |
| 12 | Heera Ashiq [3] | def. | Jibran ul Haq | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 13 | Aman Attique Khan | def. | Usman Rafiq [7] | 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 14 | Talha bin Asif | def. | Babar Ahmed | 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 15 | Mian Bilal | def. | Yousaf Khan | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 16 | Muhammad Abid [2] | def. | Rashid Malik | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Boys Singles Under-18 (1st Round) | ||||
| 1 | Yousaf khan [1] | def. | Kashif Khan | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2 | Sami Zaib | def. | Saad Abjad | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3 | Musa Chaudhary | def. | Subhan bin Salik | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4 | Moaiz Bhatti | def. | Muhammad Abdullah [7] | 6-2, 7-6(5) |
| 5 | Ilham Khan | def. | Ahmed Kamil [4] | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 6 | Haseeb Ullah | def. | Saad Irfan | Walkover |
| 7 | Nalain Abbas | def. | Izhar Iftikhar | |
| 8 | Hamza bin Rehan [8] | def. | Zalan Khan | 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-0 |
| 9 | Ahmed Asjad Qureshi [5] | def. | Ahmed Sameer | |
| 10 | Talha bin Asif | def. | Bilal Kabir | 6-1, 7-6(4) |
| 11 | Hassan Ali | def. | Hassan Qambar | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 12 | Asad Ullah [3] | def. | Ibrahim Khan | |
| 13 | Haris Irfan ul Haq [6] | def. | Amir Naseem | 6-2, 7-6(3) |
| 14 | Numan Aftab | def. | Abdul Samad Areejo | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 15 | Haseesh Kumar | def. | Walid Qureshi | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 16 | Muhammad Shoaib [2] | def. | Syed Muhammad Ahmed | Walkover |
| Boys Singles Under-14 (1st Round) | ||||
| 1 | Nalan Abbas [1] | def. | Bye | |
| 2 | Hassan Ali | def. | Umer Murtaza | Walkover |
| 3 | Umair Masood | def. | Muhammad Akbar | |
| 4 | Mahatir Muhammad | def. | Shayam Shamraiz [6] | 2-4, 4-2, 5-3 |
| 5 | Hamid Israr [3] | def. | Bye | |
| 6 | Kashif khan | def. | M. Hamza Asim | 4-2, 4-2 |
| 7 | Ahmed Sameer | def. | Ahzar Abdullah | 4-1, 4-0 |
| 8 | M. Zaryab Khan | def. | Hamza Roman [7] | |
| 9 | Hamza Jawad [8] | def. | Hamid ullah Yaqub | 4-2, 4-2 |
| 10 | Haseesh Kumar | def. | M. Huzaifa Khan | 4-2, 2-4, 4-2 |
| 11 | Huzaima Abdulrehman | def. | Azan Ahmed | Walkover |
| 12 | M. Talha Khan | def. | Zalan Khan [4] | |
| 13 | Abdul Samad Areejo [5] | def. | Yahya Musa Luni | 4-2, 4-2 |
| 14 | Ahmed Nael Qureshi | def. | Masood Umer | |
| 15 | Haseeb Ullah | def. | Jamal Shah | 4-2, 4-2 |
| 16 | Sami Zaib [2] | def. | Bye | |
Men’s Singles matches will start at 9:00 AM tomorrow while Boys under18 and Ladies Singles will start at 11:30 AM. Boy’s under14 and under10 matches will begin at 2:00 PM at
Tomorrow (Wednesday) Matches of Men’s Singles will start at 9:00 AM while Boys U-18 and Ladies Singles at 11:30 AM, Boys U-14 and U-10 at 2:00 PM played at Syed Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad.
