Tennis: Foreign players to take part in Pakistan event

The closing date for the series in the junior event will be November 14.


Our Correspondent November 04, 2013
The tournament will also feature senior players like Rashid Malik, Salamat Sheryar and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwha’s Israr Gul. PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI:


England’s Kandel Bert and America’s Andreo Shalakdze will compete in the AJ Mirza Pharma ITF World Ranking Tennis Championship that will begin on November 16 at the Karachi Gymkhana.


The tournament will also feature senior players like Rashid Malik, Salamat Sheryar and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwha’s Israr Gul. They will compete in a draw of eight layers in the singles event while the doubles competition will feature 16 players. Meanwhile, a junior’s competition will also take place in the U17, U13 and doubles U15 categories. The closing date for the series in the junior event will be November 14.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5th, 2013.

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