ISLAMABAD: The 5th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 continued on the 5th day at the PTF Complex, Islamabad.

A total number of 17 matches were played on the 5th day in all the categories.

In the 1st Men’s singles Semi-final, 2nd seed Muzammil Murtaza brought an end to teenager Muhammad Shoaib’s winning spree in an exciting and closely fought match, 6-4, 6-3.

In the 2nd Semi-final, top seeded Aqeel Khan survived a scare from 4th seed Muhammad Abid in a nail biting 3 set match, winning 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The Women’s finals, unseeded Mahin Aftab defeated 2nd seeded Sarah Mahboob Khan in a see-saw match with fluctuating fortunes. Mahin lead 4-1 in the first set, but Sarah fought back to win the set 7-6(4). Mahin then bounced back to take the next two sets 6-4, 6-4 and with it the title.

The Final matches will be held on Sunday, 19th January, starting at 9-30 am. The Men’s singles final will be held at 2 pm.

The Day 5 match wise results of the :

Men’s Singles Matches – Semi Finals

  • Muzammil Murtaza beat M. Shoaib: 6-4, 6-3.
  • Aqeel Khan beat M. Abid: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Men’s Doubles – Semi Finals

  • M. Abid, Waqas Malik beat Mudassir Murtaza, M.Shoaib: 6-3, 3-6, 10-6.
  • Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murtaza beat Ahmed Chaudhry, Barkatullah: 6-2, 6-4.

Ladies Singles – Final

  • Mahin Aftab beat Sarah Mahboob Khan: 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4.

Boys 18 & Under – Semi Finals

  • M. Shoaib beat Hamid Israr: 6-2, 6-1.
  • Subhan Salik beat Hashish Kumar: 6-4, 7-6(2)

Boy’s U-14 Singles – Semi Finals

  • Bilal Asim beat Yahya Musa Luni: 4-0, 4-1. Haider Ali Rizwan beat Shahsawar Khan: 2-4, 5-3, 4-1.

Boy’s U-14 Doubles – Semi Finals

  • M. Huzaifa, Hamid Israr beat Shahsawar, Yahya Musa: 5-3, 4-2.
  • Ahmed Bail, Bilal Asim beat Haider Ali Rizwan, Hussnain Ali Rizwan: 5-3, 4-2

Boy’s/ Girl’s U-12 – Semi Finals

  • Hamza Roman beat Ehtisham Hamayun: 4-2, 4-1.
  • Hussnain Ali Rizwan beat Hamza Ali Rizwan: 4-0, 4-1.

Boy’s/ Girl’s U-10 – Semi  Finals

  • M.Hassan Usman beat Hammad Shah: 4-1, 4-2.
  • Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Razik Sultan: 4-1, 4-1. 

Seniors 45 – Semi Finals

  • Rashid Malik (ZTBL), Hameed ul Haq beat Mubarak Shah, Col. Altif 6-2, 6-1.
  • Israr Gul, Irfanullah beat Salman Haider, Altaf Hussain: 6-2, 6-1.

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