Major upsets on 3rd day of 31st Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2017
Aqeel Khan, Muhammad Shoab, Shahzad Khan, Muzammil Murtaza, Mudassar Murtaza, Heera Ashiq, and Aman Attique wear the badge of quarter-finalists at Syed Dilawar Abbas PTF Complex, Islamabad.
31st Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2017
Syed Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad
Amongst the favorites, Aqeel Khan won it against Shahzad PAF (Peshawar), who hardly escaped bagel with 6-1, 6-1 score set. Assadullah Khan was treated no better by an emerging star from Peshawar M. Shoaib, who won it straight with 6-1, 6-2. An interesting situation was observed in the match between Mudassar Murtaza and M. Usman, when none felt like losing it against well prepared opponent. Mudassar vs. Shahzad Khan in quarter final will be played as an upshot of Mudassar’s hard earned victory.
Muhammad Abid, Heera Ashiq, Aman Attique and Muzammil Murtaza were crowned with straight set victories. The quarter finalists Aman Attique and M. Abid will be opponent contestants as will be Heera Ashiq and Murtuza Muzammil for the upcoming quarterfinals.
In a major upset between Khunsha Babar and Esha Jawad (amongst the top seeds) in ladies singles, Khunsha achieved a straight victory with 6-2, 6-2. Former Davis Cup Rashid Malik’s daughter Noor Malik won it against Shiza in a good match. Amongst athe other quarter finalists, Mehvish Chisties and Oreen Wazir are also prominent names.
Following are the results:
2nd Round Men’s Singles
| 1 | Aqeel Khan | def | Ejaz Ahmad Khan | 6-1,6-1 |
| 2 | Muhammad Shoaib | def | Asad ullah Khan | 6-1,6-3 |
| 3 | Shahzad Khan | def | M. Waqas Malik | 6-1,6-2 |
| 4 | Mudassir Murtaza | def | M. Usman Ejaz | 3-6,6-3,6-4 |
| 5 | Muzammil Murtaza | def | Shahid Afridi | 6-0,6-2 |
| 6 | Heera Ashiq | def | Amir Naseem | 6-4,6-2 |
| 7 | Aman Atiq Khan | def | Talha Bin Asif | 6-1,6-2 |
| 8 | Muhammad Abid | def | Mian Bilal | 6-2,6-0 |
2nd Round Junior U-18 Singles
| 1 | Yousaf Khan | def | Saad Abjad | 6-2,6-2 |
| 2 | Musa ch | def | Moaiz Bhatti | 6-1,5-7,7-5 |
| 3 | Ilham Khan | def | Haseeb Ullah | 6-2,6-2 |
| 4 | Hamza bin Rehan | def | Nalain Abbas | 4-6,6-1,6-2 |
| 5 | Asad ullah | def | Hassan Ali | 6-1,6-1 |
| 6 | Nouman Aftab | def | Haris Irfan ul Haq | 6-0,6-2 |
| 7 | Muhammad Shoaib | def | Hasheesh Kumar | 6-1,6-3 |
| 8 | Talah Bin Asif | def | Ahmed Asjad Qureshi | 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
2nd Round Boys U-14 Singles
| 1 | Nalain Abbas | def | Hassan Ali | 4-2,4-2 |
| 2 | Kashif Khan | def | Hamid Israr | 4-2,4-2 |
| 3 | Hasheesh Kumar | def | Hamza Jawad | 4-2,4-2 |
| 4 | Muhammad Mahtir | def | Muhammad Akbar | Walkover |
| 5 | Abdul Samad Areejo | def | Ahmed Nael Qureshi | 4-2, 3-5, 4-1 |
| 6 | Sami Zeb | def | Haseebullah | 4-1, 4-2 |
| 7 | Sameer Ahmed | def | Hamza Roman | 3-5, 4-2, 4-2 |
1st Round Boys & Girls U-10 Singles
| 1 | M. Hassiq Asim | def | Sameer Masood | 4-1, 4-1 |
| 2 | Ammar Masood | def | Zarnaz Usman Noor | 4-0, 4-0 |
| 3 | Uzair Masood | def | Mustafa Usman Noor | 4-0, 4-0 |
Men’s Doubles Quarter Final
| 1 | Hamid-ul-Haq & Yousaf Khan | def | Ejaza Ahmed Khan & Abbas Khan | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2 | Mudassar Murtaza & Muzammil Murtaza | def | Shakirullah & Ikramullah | 6-2, 6-3 |
1st Round Ladies Singles
| 1 | Mahvish Chishtie | def | Nida Ikram | 6-0,6-1 |
| 2 | Noor Malik | def | Shiza Sajid | 6-0,6-0 |
| 3 | Khunsha Babar | def | Esha Jawad | 6-2,6-2 |
| 4 | Oreen Wazir | def | Shahida Farooq | 6-1,6-1 |
| 5 | Mahnoor Sohail | def | Bakhtawar Raja | Walkover |
Men's Single matches will start tomorrow at 9:00 AM while matches of Boys U-18 and Ladies Singles will start from 11:30 AM. Matches of Boys U-14 and U-10 will start at 2:30 PM.
