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Khawaja Iftikhar Memorial Tennis: Aisam/Muzammil, Aqeel/Shoaib upset in men’s doubles, Meheq stunned in ladies singles
LAHORE ; December 20, 2024 ; Nawaz Gohar
Pakistan tennis ace Aisamul Haq Qureshi and partner Muzammil Murtaza as well as Pakistan’s men’s champion Aqeel Khan and partner No 1 Muhammad Shoaib were upset in the men’s doubles semifinals while Meheq Khokhar was stunned in the ladies singles in the quarterfinals at the Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmad Memorial National Ranking Tennis Championship 2024 at Sports Board Punjab Tennis Courts, Nishtar Park Sports Complex, Lahore.
In the men’s doubles semifinals, Muhammad Abid and Abdullah Anees upset Muzammil Murtaza and Aisam ul Haq 7-5, 6-2 while Barkat Ullah and Yousaf Khalil socked another top ranked doubles duo of Aqeel Khan and Muhammad Shoaib 5-7, 6-4 (15-13).
In the ladies’ singles quarterfinals, Zunaira Noor upset Meheq Khokar 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 while Sheeza Sajid beat Mahrukh Sajid 6-2, 6-2, Ushna Sohail beat Lala Rukh Sajid 6-1, 6-1 and Amna Ali Qayum beat Labika Durab 6-0, 6-0.
In the boys U-18 quarterfinals, Abdullah Talha beat Hamza Roman 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, Shehryar Anees beat Asad Zaman 6-2, 6-3, Ahtesham Humayun beat Hamza Ali Rizwan 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 3-0 and Bilal Asim beat M Salar 6-4, 6-1. In the U-12 quarterfinals, Shayan Afridi beat Ansar Ullah 4-2, 4-0, M Ayan beat Junaid Khan 4-2, 4-1, M Muaz beat Ibrahim Sajid 4-0, 4-2, Rashid Ali beat Arsh Imran 4-1, 5-3.
In the U-14 quarterfinals, Rashid Ali beat Raziq Sultan 5-3, 4-1, Abdur Rehman beat Mahad Shahzad 1-4, 4-2, 5-3, Shayan Afridi beat Ayan 4-2, 4-1 and Junaid Khan Beat Ohad e Mustafa 4-2, 2-4, 4-1. In girls U-14 semifinals, Khadija Khalil beat Aimen Rehan 4-1, 4-2.
In the U-18 doubles quarterfinals, Nabeel Ali Qayum and Abdul Basit beat Abdullah Prizada and Yaafat Nadeem 7-5, 6-2, M Yahya and Amir Mazari beat Rohan Noori and Rayyan Ahmad 6-2, 6-2, Abubakar Talha and Hamza Roman beat Allay Hussain and Abubakar Khalil 6-0, 6-0.
In the U-18 girls quarterfinals, Amna Ali Qayum beat Bismil Zia 6-0, 6-0, Hajra Sohail beat Lalarukh Sajid 6-3, 6-0 and Mahrukh Sajid beat Sania Raza 6-1, 6-2. In the senior 40+ semifinals, Ashar Khan and Hadi Hussain beat Fazal and Muhammad Asghar 6-1, 6-2. In the senior 44+ semifinals, Kaifee and Waheed beat Ali Qayum and Waleed Ahmed w/o and Amir Ali and Abid Malik beat Kamran Qureshi and Arif Mehmood 2-6, 6-2, 10-3.