SPORTS REPORTER
ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib set their clash in the final after winning their respective semifinals of the 35th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Friday.
In the first semifinal, top seed Aqeel Khan was in fine touch but faced tough resistance from Muzammil Murtaza. In this match, Aqeel and Muzammil played high-caliber and remarkable tennis, and excellent forehand and backhand drives were witnessed.
In the first set, Muzammil’s groundstrokes were perfect in rhythm and he was flawless from the net and outplayed Aqeel Khan won the first set at 6-4. In the 2nd set, Aqeel Khan bounced back aggressively and gained his strength according to the experienced player, and leveled the match 1-1 set all.
Tennis: Men’s singles
In the final set, Aqeel Khan kept the same pressure and won the set and match at a score of 6-3 by breaking 2nd game Muzammil and qualified for the final of Men’s Singles. The match lasted 2 hrs 16 minutes.
In the second semifinal, twenty-one years old Mohammad Shoaib outclassed the 6th seed Mudassar Murtaza by playing an excellent game of tennis in a straight-set win 6-4 6-2.
Tariq Mehmood Murtaza Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority and president, Islamabad Tennis Association will grace the occasion on Men’s Singles final on Saturday and will distribute the prizes amongst the winners and runners-up.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Semifinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Muzammil Murtaza 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Mohammad Shoaib beat Mudassar Murtaza 6-4, 6-2
Women’s Singles (Semifinals):
Sarah Mahboob beat Amna Qayyum 6-0, 6-0
Noor Malik Vs Esha Jawad (in progress)
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Muzammil Murtaza / Mudassar Murtaza beat Mohammad Shoaib / Barkatullah 1-6, 6-3, 10-2
Heera Ashiq / Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Talha Khan / Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-4, 6-1
Under-18 Singles (Semifinals):
Bilal Asim beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
Sami Zeb Khan beat Mohammad Talha Khan 7-6 (14), 6-7 (5), 6-3
Under-12 Boys & Girls (Semifinals):
Abdur Rehman beat Mohammad Shakib 4-1, 4-2
Haziq Arejo beat Hajra Suhail 4-1, 4-1
