Tennis: Aqeel to face Shaukat in final today
National champion Aqeel Khan defeats Muhammad Abid in men's singles event.
Aqeel Khan. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
National champion Aqeel Khan made it to the final of the Mahfooz Safar National Ranking Championship 2013 men’s singles event after he defeated Muhammad Abid 6-4, 6-2 in Islamabad yesterday.
Aqeel will face Imran Shaukat, who defeated Islamabad’s Usman Ejaz 6-3, 6-2, in the final today. Meanwhile, Mudassir Murataza clinched the boys’ under-18 singles title with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Arham Atiq. In the women’s singles event, top-seed Sara Mansoor defeated Alina Aftab 6-0, 6-1 to book a final against former Pakistan number one Sarah Mahboob, who defeated Meheq Khokhar 6-3, 6-2.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 18th, 2013.
National champion Aqeel Khan made it to the final of the Mahfooz Safar National Ranking Championship 2013 men’s singles event after he defeated Muhammad Abid 6-4, 6-2 in Islamabad yesterday.
Aqeel will face Imran Shaukat, who defeated Islamabad’s Usman Ejaz 6-3, 6-2, in the final today. Meanwhile, Mudassir Murataza clinched the boys’ under-18 singles title with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Arham Atiq. In the women’s singles event, top-seed Sara Mansoor defeated Alina Aftab 6-0, 6-1 to book a final against former Pakistan number one Sarah Mahboob, who defeated Meheq Khokhar 6-3, 6-2.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 18th, 2013.