Huzaifa enters Federal Cup National Tennis quarters

ISLAMABAD: Unseeded Huzaifa Abdul Rehman accounted for Ahmed Chaudhry in straight sets to move into the quarter-finals of the men’s singles of 33rd Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship under way at the DA/PTF Complex.

In Thursday’s pre quarter-finals, Huzaifa beat Ahmad 7-5, 6-0. Following hard fought first set, Ahmad lost battle against stamina and could not put in a real fight in the second which he ultimately conceded without winning a single game. Huzaifa was in fine touch and hit number of cross-court and down the line winners. He will face Mudassar Murtraza in the quarter final. Another unseeded player Barkatullah eliminated 5th seed Yousaf Khalil in the first round in a well contested match 7-6(4) and 6-4. In pre-quarters he easily eliminated Shakirullah 6-2, 6-3.

Top seed Aqeel Khan won his match against Muhammad Shoaib 6-4, 6-4. Second seed Muzammil Murtaza eliminated Jibran-ul-Haq in straight set 6-4, 6-4.

Results: Men’s singles (round 1): Shakirullah bt Hameed-ul-Haq 7-6(10), 6-4; Barkatullah bt Yousaf Khalil 7-6(4), 6-4; Imran Bhatti bt Usman Ejaz 7-6(4), 7-5; Jibran-ul-Haq bt Asadullah Khan 7-6(5), 7-5

Men’s singles (pre-quarter finals): Aqeel Khan bt Muhammad Shoaib 6-4, 6-4; Barkatullah bt Shakirullah 6-2, 6-3; Mudassar Murtaza bt Ibrahim Omer 6-3, 6-3; Huzaifa Abdul Rehman bt Ahmed Chaudhry. 7-5, 6-0; Muhammad Abid bt Israr Gul 6-2, 6-2; Shazad Khan bt Imran Bhatti 6-3, 6-3; Heera Ashiq bt Kamran Khan 6-2, 6-0; Muzammil Murtaza bt Jibran-ul-Haq 6-4, 6-3.

Men’s doubles: Shahzad Khan/Muhamamd Abid bt Kamran Khan/M.Abdullah 6-2, 6-2; Asad Siyyed/Mudassar Murtaza bt Imran Bhatti/Mian Bilal 6-3, 6-0; Barkatullah/Ahmed Ch. bt Asadullah/Ejaz Ahmed Khalil 3-6, 6-1, 10-8; Muhammad Shoaib/Huzaifa Abdul Rehman bt Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil 6-3, 6-7(10), 10-8;

Senior 45 doubles: Imran Ahmed/Azeem Khan bt Ahmed Murad/Emadudin 6-1, 6-0; Waseem/Sherez w/o Wali/Wakeel.