Rising star Muhammad Shoaib continued his win-ning streak as he clinched men’s singles title of the 8th Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Cham-pionships 2022, beating Muzzamil Murtaza in the final at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday.
The 20-year-old Shoaib, who earlier this month overpowered national ace Aqeel Khan to seal the Federal Cup Tennis men’s singles title, produced another masterclass performance to outsmart 23-year-old Muzzamil.
Shoaib, who is showing the signs that he is set to dominate the future of national tennis for years to come, won the first set 7-5. He lost the second set 1-6 but made a strong comeback to win the third set 6-4 and lift the trophy.
In ladies’ singles category, seasoned Sarah Ma-hboob beat Esha Javad 6-0, 6-1 in a one-sided final to seal the title.
On Sunday, final competitions were also held in other categories. Following are the results:-
U12 singles final:
Hassan Usmani bt Shayan Afridi 2-4, 5-3, 4-2
U10 singles final:
Shayan Afridi bt Hajra 4-1, 4-2
Seniors 45 doubles final:
Azeem Khan/Mehmood Khan bt Israr Gul/Rashid Malik 5-7, 6-1, 10-7.—APP
