Punjab Junior Tennis kicks off

LAHORE: The first round matches were played in the Rafum Punjab Junior Tennis Championship 2020 which got under way here at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-i-Jinnah on Thursday.In the U-12 first round matches, Ismail Aftab had to struggle hard to beat Abdullah Sajjad 8-6.

The second match proved to be a one-sided affair as Raja Mustafa played tremendous tennis against Jannat Khalil and overwhelmed his opponent 8-1.In U-14 first round match, Waleed played well against Zaeem Ghafoor and defeated him 8-4. Harris Bajwa was in sublime form against Essa Bilal and outpaced him 8-4. In U-18 first matches, Faizan Fayyaz outperformed Shahzaib Zahid 8-3 while Abdul Hanan Khan defeated Inam Arif 8-4.

In U-10 first round match, young tennis star and promising talent Haniya Minhas played superb tennis against Inam Bari and outclassed him 8-0.