Top players advance at 10th Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship
Top players advance at 10th Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship
LAHORE: Top players moved into the next rounds as the 10th Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2026 continued at the Sports Board Punjab Tennis Academy, Nishtar Park, Lahore, with competitive action across men’s singles, women’s singles and boys’ under-12 categories.
In the men’s singles first round, Muhammad Shoaib made an emphatic start, defeating Saif Ullah 6-0, 6-2. Jabir Ali overcame Kamran Khan 6-4, 6-2, while Ali Talha beat Hamza Naeem 6-1, 6-1. Abubakar Talha also secured a straight-sets victory, defeating M. Ahtesham 6-1, 6-1.
Other winners included Yousaf Khalil, who beat Ahmad Babar 7-5, 6-4; M. Junaid, who edged Ahmad Raza 7-5, 7-6; and Imran Bhatti, who recorded a 6-0, 6-0 win over Hamza Khan.
M. Huzaifa Khan defeated Shehryar Anees 6-1, 6-2, Heera Ashiq beat Sami Zeb 6-3, 6-2, and Usman Rafiq overcame Hamza Ali Rizwan 6-1, 6-3. Uzair Khan, Mudassar Murtaza, M. Talha Khan, Asad Zaman, Asad Ullah and Barkat Ullah also advanced.
In the women’s singles pre-quarter-finals, Sania Zahra defeated Aqsa Akram 6-1, 6-0, Eesha Jawad beat Esha Rabbi 6-4, 6-1, and Khadija Khalil overcame Maheen Zahra 6-0, 6-0. The boys’ under-12 first round also produced encouraging performances.
M. Aayan, Hadi Ali Rizwan, Wali M. Hassan, M. Ibraheem Hussain Gill, M. Mahd, Fahad Mustafa, Ibrahim Leghari and Ashtar Alam Khan registered victories. Aayan Eesa Jee also advanced after a hard-fought 3-5, 5-4, 4-2 win over M. Bin Ahsan.
