National Ranking Open tennis championship commences

KARACHI: The Serena Hotels Open tennis championships commenced on Sunday at S Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex in Islamabad with 48 qualifying matches.
Most of the top-ranked national players have confirmed their entries in this week-long tournament.
Pakistan No 1 Aqeel Khan is the top seed in men’s singles event. Muhammad Abid, Yasir Khan, Heera Ashiq, Usman Rafiq, Mohammad Mudassar and Ahmed Chaudhry are seeded 3rd to 8th in the event. There were 64 participants in the men’s singles qualifying draw.