Muzamil, Shoaib reach Sheheryar Pakistan Open Tennis final

LAHORE: Muzamil Murtaza and Muhammad Shoaib advanced to the men’s singles final of Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship winning their respective semifinals at the Sports Board Punjab Tennis Academy Courts on Friday.

Muzamil Murtaza overpowered Barkat Ullah in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in the first semifinal while Muhammad Shoaib battled past Muhammad Abid with a hard-fought 7-6, 6-3 victory in the second pre-final. In the men’s doubles semifinal Muhammad Shoaib teamed up with Aqeel Khan to defeat Muzamil Murtaza and Muhammad Abid 6-4, 7-5. They will face Heera Ashiq and Abdullah Adnan who emerged victorious over Semi Zeb Khan and Shehzad Khan in a thrilling three-setter 6-3, 6-7, 10-6.

In the boys U-18 semifinals, Wapda’s Abubakar Talha staged a comeback to defeat M Hamza Asim 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, while Hamza Roman ousted M Salaar in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, to secure his place in the final. The boys U-12 semifinal saw Shayan Afridi edge out Muhammad Junaid 4-2, 2-4, 4-2, while Rashid Ali Bachani cruised past Muhammad Ali with a commanding 4-0, 4-1.

In the boys/girls U-12 doubles, M Muaz and M Ayan defeated Mustafa Uzair Rana and Hajra Rana 4-0, 4-1.

In the U-10 Punjab ranking quarterfinals, M Ibraheem Hussain Gill bested Omer Zama 6-2, Daniyal Abdullah defeated Eman Shahbaz 6-3, and M Arsh Imran emerged victorious over Daniyal Afzal Malik 6-1. The finals will be held on Saturday (today).