LAHORE-The Hush Puppies Junior National Tennis Championship 2021 formally inaugurated here at the PLTA Courts on Wednesday. 
Head of Marketing and Merchandising Hush Puppies Rizwan Siddiqui, Head of Marketing and Brand Meshaal Danish and PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) inaugurated the event. A large number of junior players from across the country and their families took part in the colorful opening ceremony. 
Meanwhile in the U-18 pre-quarterfinals, Faizan Fayyaz played well against Zaeem Ghafoor and overpowered him 6-0, 6-2, Uzair Khan had to struggle hard to beat Mahatir Muhammad 6-4, 1-6, 10-6, Nalain Abbas toppled Ahtesham Arif 6-3, 6-2, Hamid Israr trounced Azan Sajid 6-0, 6-1, Ahmad Nael defeated Hamza Jawad 6-3, 6-4 and Hasheesh Kumar thrashed Haroon Arshad 6-0, 6-0. 
The U-18 doubles quarterfinals saw Hasheesh Kumar/Mahatir Muhammad outpacing the pair of Hassan and Uzair 4-1, 4-1, Farman/Nalain defeating the pair of Shaeel and Ahmad Nael 5-3, 5-3 and Hamid/Zalan outclassing the pair of Azan and Moavia Butt 4-0, 4-0.