Lahore
Ushna Suhail of Wapda and Noor Malik of ZTBL reached the ladies singles final in the SA Gardens Pakistan Open Tennis Championships 2021 here at the Punjab Tennis academy Bagh-e-Jinnah on Sunday.
Total 32 matches were decided on the sixth day of the event in men’s singles, ladies singles, men’s doubles, seniors 40 plus doubles, boys 18 & under, boys 14 & under, boys/girls 12 & under and 10 & under categories.
In the ladies singles semifinals, Wapda’s Ushna Sohail was up against Mehak Khokar and played tremendous tennis against Mehak to comfortably won the encounter 6-2, 6-1.ZTBL’s Noor Malik stunned Esha Jawad in straight sets with a score of 6-0, 6-2.
Noor thanked his father, Rashid Malik ZTBL coach and former Davis Cup captain, for coaching her in a professional manner, which helped make way to the final.
In boys U-18 semifinals, Hamid Israr faced tough resistance from Faizan Fayyaz before winning the encounter 7-6, 6-2 while Hasheesh Kumar outsmarted Zalan Khan quite comfortably with a score of 6-0, 6-2.
In the girls U-18 quarterfinals, Shimza Durab thrashed Zara Khan 8-0, Sheeza Sajid outclassed Ashtifila Arif 8-0, Amna Ali Qayyum outscored Tooba Khan 8-1 and Natalia Zamn routed Labika Durab 8-1.
In the boys U-14 semifinals, Haider Ali Rizwan beat Asad Zaman 2-6, 6-0, 10-7 and Ahtesham Humayun beat Shehryar Anees 6-3, 6-2.
In U-12 semifinals, Omer Jawad had to struggle hard to beat spirited Ameer Mazri 4-2, 6-7, 5-3 while Hamza Roman Beat Omer 4-0, 4-1.
Abdur Rehman outlasted Fajar Fayyaz 4-1, 4-2 and M Shayan Afridi routed Hajra 4-0, 5-3 to book berths in the U-10 final.
In the men’s doubles semifinals, Aqeel/Ahmad beat Muzammil/Mudassar 6-4, 7-6, Barkat/Shoaib beat Abid/Waqas 6-3, 7-6.
In the seniors 40 plus doubles, Aqeel/Talha Beat Shakeel/Israr 6-2 , 6-2 and Fayyaz/Arif beat Amin/Hammad 6-1, 6-1.
