Talented Nadir Bachani outplayed Bilal Khan 8 -3 in the final to bag the mens singles title while Naba Bhatti easily beat Sanam Baloch 8-1 to win the ladies singles title in the 12th Dr. Essa Lab Ranking Tennis Championship which concluded at Hyderabad Gymkhana.
Nadir, displaying superb range and skills, proved much superior to Bilal who could not match his opponent's speed and fell to defeat.
In the ladies contest, the prolific Naba Bhatti dominated throughout with her rival Sanam Baloch proving no match for her.
Zainul Abideen Memon, DC Hyderabad was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. Prof Dr. Farhan Essa, Dr. Sabiha Essa, Ahmed Ali Rajpoot, Dr Agha Taj Muhammad, Khalid Rehmani and Dr. Saad Baloch addressed the sizeable gathering of fans and several top officials of various sports including Sana Ali from archery, Shakil Sheikh of body building, Seeda Iftikhar of badminton, Rehana Bhatti of HTA among others.
In the Juniors Under-17 Singles final, Ali Bachani edged past Junaid Mahar 8-5 in a nail-biting contest. In the Under-13 Singles final Muhammad Ali outclassed Majid Bachani 4--1, 4-0.
In the 40-plus Doubles final, the talented pair of Rafi Derbari and Arif overcame a stiff challenge from Jawed Riar and Abdul Majeed Bachani to win 8-6.
In the Men's Doubles final, the brilliant duo of Saad Baloch and Anas Khan prevailed over Nadir Bachani and Muzammil Bhand to win 8-3.
In his speech, Dr Farhan Essa thanked Hyderabad Gymkhana president Dr.Agha Taj and Secretary Tariq Bajari for their all out support for the prestigious tournament. He also praised Muhammad Khalid Rehmani of STA and entire Hyderabad Tennis Association headed by dynamic president Jawed Riar for successfully organizing the tournament. He also announced to continue sponsoring 13th Addition of Dr Essa Lab Tennis in 2026 as well.
Dr Agha Taj and Jawed Riar also announced to hold two tennis tournaments later this year.
Later, International Rashid Bachani of Hyderabad was also decorated with gifts, trophy and cash awards for outstanding International victories over India at Colombo last week by Prof Dr.Farhan Essa Jawed Riar.
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