Yousaf upsets Mudassar in POF Ranking Tennis
By our correspondents
November 28, 2017
ISLAMABAD: Youngster Yousaf Khan stunned Muddassar Murtaza on his way to make it to the quarter-finals of men’s singles in the second Chairman POF Board National Ranking Tennis Championships at the POF Tennis Complex, Wah Cantt, Monday.
Yousaf Khan beat Mudasir Murtaza 7-6 (4), 6-3 to make it to the last eight stage where he would meet experience Shahzad Khan. Shahzad prevailed over Ijaz Khan 6-2, 6-2.
Another youngster Mohammad Shoaib also showed his class beating Ahmad Babar 6-3, 6-4 on his way to quarters. Abdal Haider yet again lost meekly this time defeated by Aman Atiq.
Top seed Aqeel Khan and Muzammil Murtaza also checked into last eight stage.
Results: Men’s singles: Aqeel Khan bt Saqib Umer: 6-2, 6-1; Muzammil Murtaza bt Asad Ullah: 6-3, 6-1; Yasir Khan bt Jibran ul Haq 6-1, 6-1; Yousaf Khan bt Mudasir Murtaza: 7-6 (4), 6-3; Shahzad Khan bt Ejaz Khan: 6-2, 6-2; M. Abid bt Aqib Umer: 6-0, 6-1, Mohammad Shoiab bt Ahmad Barbar 6-3, 6-4, Aman Atiq bt Abdal Haider 6-3, 7-5.
Boys singles under-18: Saqib Umer bt Rayan Ahmed: 6-0, 6-0; Sami Zaib bt Samad Areejo 7-6 (5), 6-4; Asad Ullah W/O Hamza Mazhar; Musa Chaudhry bt Uzair Khan: 6-2, 7-6 (6); M. Abdullah bt Hasham Khan 6-3, 6-4; M. Shoaib bt Hassan Ali 6-0, 6-1; Aqib Umer bt Ibrahim: 6-1, 6-1; Yousaf Khan bt Kashan Umer: 6-1, 6-2.
Boys singles under-14: Sami Zaib bt M. Talha Khan: 4-0, 5-3; Uzair Khan W/O Ayan Ehtizaz; Faizan Fayyaz W/O against Saif Ali; Farman Shakeel bt Kashan Umer: 4-0, 3-5, 5-3; Hasham bt M. Huzaifa: 4-2, 4-2; Hamza Roman bt Mehmood Shah: 4-0, 4-0; Ahmed Ali Khan W/O Nalain Abbas.
Boys and girls under-10: Hamza Roman bt Ali Zain: 4-0, 4-1; Farah bt Hamza Arif: 4-2, 4-2; M. Zubair bt Rizwan: 4-0, 5-3; Shahsawar bt Essa Zubair: 4-0, 4-0.
Yousaf Khan beat Mudasir Murtaza 7-6 (4), 6-3 to make it to the last eight stage where he would meet experience Shahzad Khan. Shahzad prevailed over Ijaz Khan 6-2, 6-2.
Another youngster Mohammad Shoaib also showed his class beating Ahmad Babar 6-3, 6-4 on his way to quarters. Abdal Haider yet again lost meekly this time defeated by Aman Atiq.
Top seed Aqeel Khan and Muzammil Murtaza also checked into last eight stage.
Results: Men’s singles: Aqeel Khan bt Saqib Umer: 6-2, 6-1; Muzammil Murtaza bt Asad Ullah: 6-3, 6-1; Yasir Khan bt Jibran ul Haq 6-1, 6-1; Yousaf Khan bt Mudasir Murtaza: 7-6 (4), 6-3; Shahzad Khan bt Ejaz Khan: 6-2, 6-2; M. Abid bt Aqib Umer: 6-0, 6-1, Mohammad Shoiab bt Ahmad Barbar 6-3, 6-4, Aman Atiq bt Abdal Haider 6-3, 7-5.
Boys singles under-18: Saqib Umer bt Rayan Ahmed: 6-0, 6-0; Sami Zaib bt Samad Areejo 7-6 (5), 6-4; Asad Ullah W/O Hamza Mazhar; Musa Chaudhry bt Uzair Khan: 6-2, 7-6 (6); M. Abdullah bt Hasham Khan 6-3, 6-4; M. Shoaib bt Hassan Ali 6-0, 6-1; Aqib Umer bt Ibrahim: 6-1, 6-1; Yousaf Khan bt Kashan Umer: 6-1, 6-2.
Boys singles under-14: Sami Zaib bt M. Talha Khan: 4-0, 5-3; Uzair Khan W/O Ayan Ehtizaz; Faizan Fayyaz W/O against Saif Ali; Farman Shakeel bt Kashan Umer: 4-0, 3-5, 5-3; Hasham bt M. Huzaifa: 4-2, 4-2; Hamza Roman bt Mehmood Shah: 4-0, 4-0; Ahmed Ali Khan W/O Nalain Abbas.
Boys and girls under-10: Hamza Roman bt Ali Zain: 4-0, 4-1; Farah bt Hamza Arif: 4-2, 4-2; M. Zubair bt Rizwan: 4-0, 5-3; Shahsawar bt Essa Zubair: 4-0, 4-0.
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