Seeded players stretched to three sets by youngsters

ISLAMABAD: All seeded players in the men’s singles barring Aqeel Khan were stretched to three sets by youngsters in the Khawar Hyat Khan Memorial National Ranking Tennis at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Tuesday.

Muzammil Murtaza got better of Abdullah Adnan 5-7, 7-5, 7-5; Muhammad Shoaib had to work hard against Mudassir Murtaza before winning 5-7, 6-3, 6-2; Yousaf Khalil overcame a strong challenge from Barkatullah on his way to 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.

Results: Men’s singles quarter-finals: Muzammil Murtaza bt Abdullah Adnan 5-7,7-5,7-5; Muhammad Shoaib bt Mudassir Murtaza 5-7,6-3,6-2; Yousaf Khalil bt Barkatullah 4-6,6-4,6-3; Aqeel Khan bt Ahmad Nael Qureshi 6-3,6-1

Men’s doubles quarter-finals: Mudassir Murtaza / Shahzad Khan bt M. Talha Khan / M. Huzaifa Khan 6-1,6-0; Hamza Roman / Saqib Hayat bt Sami Zeb Khan / Abdullah Adnan 7-6(3), 6-7(5) 10-8

Boys 18 & under singles quarter-finals: Bilal Asim bt Muhammad Salar 6-1,6-4; Hamza Roman bt Abdullah Azhar 6-3,6-3; Ahmad Nael Qureshi bt Asad Zaman 6-1,6-4 Boys 14& under singles quarter-finals: Muhammad Junaid bt Zohaib Amjad 4-0,1-4,4-2; M.Hassan Usmani bt M. Ibraheem Gill 4-0,4-0.