Aqeel, Abid into the final of Nayza All-Pakistan Open Tennis Championship
Top seeded Aqeel Khan and 2nd seeded M. Abid will face each into the Men’s Singles final while Ushna to play Sara in Women’s singles final of Nayza All-Pakistan Open Tennis Championship at PLTA tennis courts Lahore.
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In the 1st semifinal, M. Abid in straight sets defeated Muzammil Murtaza by 6-3, 6,1 while Pakistan’s No.1 Aqeel Khan overpowered SHahzad Khan and toppled him by 6-4, 6-4 in the second semifinal. Both Aqeel and Abid will vie against each other for the men’s singles title tomorrow (Saturday).
In the Women’s singles, Ushna Suhail and Sara Mansoor will face each other the final match. Both the players crushed their opponents in straight sets. Sara Mansoor ousted Noor Malik in straight set by 6-1, 6-1 while Pakistan’s international tennis player Ushna Suhail outclassed former No 1 Sarah Mehboob by 6-4 and 6-2.
In the men’s doubles quarterfinals, Aqeel/Shahzad defeated Ahmad Babar/Yousaf Khan 6-3, 6-2, Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassar Murtaza outlasted Abbas Khan/Shahid Afridi 6-1, 6-2, M Waqas/Heera Ashiq outpaced Israr Gul and Ikraam Ullah 6-2, 6-2 and Abid/Usman Rafiq thrashed Abdaal Haider/Malik Abdul Rehman 6-2, 6-0. In the men’s doubles first semifinal, Aqeel/Shahzad defeated Muzammil/Mudassir 6-1, 7-5.
In Under-14 quarterfinals, Farman Shakeel thrashed Nailain Abbas 4-0, 4-0, Abdul Samad beat M Mahateer 4-2, 5-4, 4-2, Asheesh Kumar beat Hamza Ruman 3-5, 4-1, 4-0 and Hassan Ali trounced Abdul Hannan 4-0, 4-1 to qualify for the semifinals.
Following are the results:
Men's Singles - Semifinal
| 1 | Muhammad Abid | def. | Muddasir Murtaza | 6-3, 6,1 |
| 2 | Aqeel Khan | def. | Shahzad Khan | 6-4, 6-4 |
Women's Singles - Semifinal
| 1 | Sara Mansoor | def. | Noor Malik | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2 | Ushna Suhail | def. | Sarah Mehboob | 6-4, 6-2 |
Men's Doubles - Quarterfinal
| 1 | Aqeel Khan/Shahzad Khan | def. | Ahmad Babar/Yousaf Khan | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2 | Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassar Murtaza | def. | Abbas Khan/Shahid Afridi | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3 | M Waqas/Heera Ashiq | def. | Israr Gul/Ikraam Ullah | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4 | M Abid/Usman Rafiq | def. | Abdaal Haider/Malik Abdul Rehman | 6-2, 6-0 |
Men's Doubles - Semifinal
| 1 | Aqeel Khan/Shahzad Khan | def. | Muzammil Murtaza/Mudassir Murtaza | 6-1, 7-5 |
Under-14 - Quarterfinal
| 1 | Farman Shakeel | def. | Nailain Abbas | 4-0, 4-0 |
| 2 | Abdul Samad | def. | M Mahateer | 4-2, 5-4, 4-2 |
| 3 | Asheesh Kumar | def. | Hamza Ruman | 3-5, 4-1, 4-0 |
| 4 | Hassan Ali | def. | Abdul Hannan | 4-0, 4-1 |
