LAHORE - Zubair Raja of Karachi Club emerged victorious in a marathon men’s singles match where he stunned Mahatir Muhammad (junior Pakistan number 2) in the men’s singles quarterfinals of 8th KC Indus Pharma National Seniors & Juniors Tennis Championship being played at Karachi Club.
In the men’s singles quarterfinals, Zubair Raja played well against Mahatir Muhammad and defeated him 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 after a tough battle. Hasheesh Kumar also struggled hard to beat Ashar Mir 6-2, 2-6, 10-7 while Parbat Kumar outpaced Ibrahim Iltifat 7-2, 7-1. In juniors 18 singles quarterfinals, Bilal Asim (Lhr) beat Baqir Ali (Mirpur Mathelo) 6-2, 6-4, Abdul Hannan (Lhr) beat Ashar Mir 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 and Mahatir Muhammad beat kashan Tariq 6-1, 6-2.
In U-14 singles quarterfinals, Asad Zaman, a brilliant student of renowned coach Rashid Malik (ZTBL), beat Dhuraf Das 4-1, 4-1. Asad praised his coach Rashid Malik for training him well and transforming him into a champion. “I am also grateful to Mr. Tariq Zaman for his all-out support for me, which is paving ways for me as I am looking forward to represent my country at international level.” In other QFs, Bilal Asim (Lhr) thrashed Shehryar Anees (Lhr) 6-0, 6-0, Ibrahim Noman w/o Ahsan Ahmed and Samer Zaman beat Basim Ali 1-4, 4-1, 4-1.
In U-12 singles pre-quarterfinals, Shehzer Ali beat Aahil Imran 4-0, 4-0 and Samer Zaman beat Laraib Shamsi 4-0, 5-3. In U-10 singles pre-quarterfinals, Atif Ali Bachani (Hyd) beat Eizer Asif 4-2, 2-4, 10-3, Abdul Rehman (Lhr) beat Ayan Khan 4-0, 4-0, Rohan Das beat Meer Abbas Bhagat 5-3, 4-2, Hajra Suhail (Lhr) beat Ammar Hamza 4-0, 4-0 and Ruhab Faisal beat Emre Shazim 4-0, 4-0. In U-10 singles quarterfinals, Abdul Wahab (Hyd) beat Rohan Das 4-0, 4-0.
In men’s doubles quarterfinals, Asad Ali/Khalid beat Anil/Bilal 9-7, Farhan/Saad beat Rizwan/Nasir 8-5 and Nomi/Nameer beat Zubair/Fahad 8-1. In U-14 doubles semifinals, Asad Zaman/Sheryar beat Faiz/Emre 4-0, 4-0. In U-12 doubles quarterfinals, Abubaker/Aahid beat Moosa/Ali Admani 4-1, 4-5, 4-1 and Meer Abbas/Rohan beat Aahil/Rayyan 4-2, 4-5, 4-2. In U-12 singles quarterfinals, Zohaib Malik/Samer beat Ahmed/Rashid 4-0, 2-4, 13-11 and Wahab/Hadi beat Abid/Junaid 4-2, 4-0. In 35 plus doubles quarterfinals, Asad Ali/Khalid beat Farrukh/Asfand 8-4, Ali Mansoor/Shamael beat Vinod/Fahad 8-6.