Tennis: Aqeel clinches championship title
Aqeel Khan defeats his younger brother and second-seed Yasir Khan 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 10 minutes.
Aqeel Khan. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
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.
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.