Aqeel Khan. PHOTO: FILE
Top seed Aqeel Khan clinched the Muhammad Akram Riar Sindh Ranking Tennis Championship as he defeated his younger brother and second-seed Yasir Khan 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 10 minutes at the Wapda Sports Club in Hyderabad.
Aqeel had outplayed third-seed Jalil khan 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-final, while Yasir had eased into the final by defeating Asif Bachani 6-0, 6-0. The championship offered a prize of Rs130,000.
Meanwhile, the boys under-18 title went to Talha Zubair, as he beat Murad Khan 6-2, 6-3 in an hour to lift the trophy.
Zubair had defeated Omer Riaz 6-1, 6-1 in the semi-final, while Murad overcame second-seed Jalaluddin Babar 6-3, 6-4 to book a place in the final with Zubair.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 3rd, 2013.
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