Top seeds progresses in Rain hit Nayaza All Pakistan Open Tennis Championship
Only Men’s singles 1st round matches were played on the day 1 of Nayaz All Pakistan Tennis Championship at Lahore before the rain washed out the day.
Only 8 matches in Men’s event were completed with no upset where the top seeded players won their matches. Aqeel Khan, Heera Ashiq, Muzamil Murtaza & Mudassar Murtaza along with others won their 1st round matches. Only Yousaf Khan took 3 sets to down Shahzad PAF. His winning score was 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. All the other players won their matches in straight sets.
Secretory Punjab Lawn tennis Association, Rasheed Malik, Chief Referee Arif Qureshi, Faheem Siddique and others were present on the occasion. Officials were of the view that other matches would be played if the weather would be suitable.
Result of Men's singles 1st round
| 1 | Aqeel Khan | def. | Ejaz Ahmad Khan | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2 | Shehzad Khan | def. | Israr Gul | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3 | Muzamil Murtaza | def. | Ahmad Babar | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 4 | Mudassar Murtaza | def. | Mian Mohammad Bilal | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 5 | Abdaal Haider | def. | M Waqas Malik | 7-5, 7-6 |
| 6 | Usman Rafique | def. | Faizan Khurram | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 7 | Heera Ashiq | def. | Ahmad Kamil | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 8 | Yousaf khan | def. | Shehzad PAF | 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
