Aqeel whips Huzaifa

ISLAMABAD: Aqeel Khan had it easy against youngster Huzaifa Abdul Rehman during his straight sets win in the opening round of the Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships that kicked off on Wednesday here at the PTF Complex. Huzaifa failed to live up to his reputation as he lost 1- 6, 1-6 to Pakistan No 1. A total of 52 matches were played on the third day following a complete washout on Tuesday.

Result: Men’s singles (1st Round):

Barkatullah bt Mian Bilal 6-4, 7-6 (5); Shaheen Mehmood bt Faizan Fayyaz 6-4, 6-2; Asadullah bt Shakirullah 6-1, 7-5; Heera Ashique bt Subhan Bin Salik 6-2, 6-3; Muzammil Murtaza bt Ahmed Kamil 6-4, 6-1; Asad Siyyid bt Ibrahim Omer 6-0, 6-1; M Abid bt Imran Bhatti 6-1, 6-1; Mudassir Murtaza bt Ayyaz Khan 6-1, 6-1; M Shoaib bt Jibranul Haq 6-2, 6-0; Aqeel Khan bt Huzaifa Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-1; Waqas Malik bt Ahmed Baber 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-2; Aqib Hayat bt Hameedul Haq 6-3, 6-5 (retired); Israr Gul bt Ahmed Asjad 7-5, 6-2; Shahzad Khan bt Shahid Afridi 6-0, 6-4; Yousaf Khalil bt Arham Attique 6-3, 6-3; Ahmed Chaudhry bt Ejaz Khan 6-2, 6-0. Men’s doubles (1st Round): Mudassir Murtaza & Asad Siyyid bt Imran Bhatti & Mian Bilal 6-0, 6-4; Ahmed Kamil & Ibrahim Omer bt Shaheen Mehmood & Shahid Afridi 6-4, 6-2; Huzaifa Abdul Rehman & Shoaib bt Shahzad Khan & Usman Ejaz 6-3, 6-4; Ejaz Khan & Asadullah bt Abbas Khan & Shakirullah 6-4, 7-4 (10-7). Boys’ 18 & Under singles (1st Round): Bilal Asim bt Ahmed Qureshi 6-4, 6-2; Hamid Israr bt Faisal Khalil 6-0, 6-0; M Abdullah bt Yahya Musa Luni 6-3, 6-2; Mahatir Muhammad bt Hasam Khan 4-6, 6-0, 7-6; Hassan Ali bt Asad Zaman 6-4, 6-1; Nalian Abbas bt Haseebullah 6-1, 6-3; Uzair Khan bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman 6-1, 7-5; Sami Zeb bt Faizan Shahid 6-4, 6- 2; Hasheesh Kumar bt Farman Shakeel 6-2, 6-4; Faizan Fayyaz bt M Talha Khan 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Kashan Umar bt Daniyal Ikhlaq 6-0, 6-1; M Shoaib bt Aqib Hayat 6-1, 6-0; M Huzaifa Khan bt Kamran Khan 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; Zalan Khan bt Subhan Bin Salik 6-3, 6-3; Saim Danish bt Azan Sajid 7-6(5), 6-3; Hamza Asim bt Maab Hassan 6-3, 6-3. Women’s singles (1st Round): Meheq Khokhar bt Seher Aleem 6- 1, 6-0; Ushna Suhail bt Mehvish Chistie 6-1, 6-1; Shimza Naz bt Mariam Mirza 6-0, 6-2; Esha Jawad bt Krisztina 6-1, 6-0; Noor Malik bt Azeena Aleem 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Mahboob bt Seher Aleem 6-0, 6-1. Boys’ 14 & Under singles (1st Round): Ahtesham Humayun bt Jamal Shah 4-0, 4-2; Yahya Musa Luni bt Taimoor Khan 4-2, 5-3; Abdullah Ahmad w/o M Talha Khan; Saim Shahzad w/o Hamza Rehmat; Ali Zain bt Maab Hassan 4-1, 4-2; M Hamza Aasim bt Awais Ahmed 4-0, 4-0