National junior tennis rolls into action

ISLAMABAD: Amna Ali Qayum got off to a winning start in the Under-18 girls’ event in the 2nd PTF Development Series Junior National Ranking Tennis tournament that started Tuesday here at the PTF Complex.

Amna defeated Zahra Khan 6-0, 6-0 to make it to the second round. As many as 23 matches were played on the opening day.

The players were excited to compete against each other in different categories after a long time due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Now when the coronavirus positivity rate stands below one percent in Islamabad, sports activities have started in the city.

Still the ITF Covid-19 SOPs were observed and no spectators were allowed to witness the matches as per the government’s policy. The PTF’s management ensured proper arrangements for observing the Covid-19 SOPs.

Pakistan Tennis Federation president Salim Saifullah Khan congratulated the players and wished them good luck for the second national junior.

Results: Boys’ Under-18 singles: Hamza Aasim bt Hamza Al Zuhair 6-0, 6-0; Zaeem Ghafoor bt Inam Qadir 5-7, 6-3, 6-3; Mustansair Ali Khan bt Muhammad Ali 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Talha Khan bt Hamza Rehmat 6-0, 6-1; Abdul Hanan Khan bt Faizan Shahid 7-5, 6-2; Kashan Tariq bt Abdullah Wasif 6-2, 6-2; Kamran Khan bt Mamoon Ilyas 6-0, 6-0.

Girls’ singles: Saher Aleem bt Amara Khan 6-0, 6-1; Farah Shah Khan bt Sadia Qazi 6-0, 6-4; Amna Ali Qayum bt Zahra Khan 6-0, 6-0.

Boys’ Under-16 singles: Abdul Hanan Khan bt Ali Zain 6-1, 6-1; Kamran Khan bt Kashan Tariq 6-3, 6-1; Ibrahim Ashraf bt Inam Qadir 6-4, 6-3; Mamoon Ilyas bt Mustansir Ali Khan 7-5, 6-1.

Boys’ Under-16 singles: Ibrahim Ashraf bt Abdullah 4-2, 4-2; Ali Zain bt Syed Hamza Hussain 4-0, 4-0; Abdul Basit bt Nabeel Ali Qayum 4-0, 4-2; Haziq Aasim bt Eshaan Ali 4-0, 4-0;Talha Khan bt Eesa Fahd 4-0, 4-1.

Boys/girls’ 12 and under singles: Ihsanullah Kabir bt Inaya Waqar 4-1, 4-0; Shayan Afridi bt Rayyan Shah Khan 4-1, 4-0; Hassan Usmani bt Inaya Atika Sayeed 4-2, 4-1; Zohaib Amjad bt Lalarukh 4-5 (5), 4-0, 4-0.