LAHORE - The Bank of Punjab (BoP) Junior National Tennis Championship 2021 got underway here at the PLTA Courts on Sunday. PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik, who is also tournament organizer, inaugurated the event in a colorful opening ceremony, attended by players, their families and tennis lovers. 
In the boys U-18 first round, Bilal Asim played well against Muneeb Majeed and won the encounter 6-1, 6-1 while Kamran Khan was up against Zaeem Ghafoor and won the match 6-1, 6-2, Ahtesham Arif faced little resistance from Arman Kamran before winning the match 7-6, 6-2, Saeed Suleman outpaced Aized Khalil 6-1, 6-3 and Shaeel Durab overpowered Husnain Ali 6-1, 6-1 and Haider Ali Rizwan beat Hassan Ali 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. 
The boys U-16 first round, Muneeb Majeed beat Arman Kamran 6-3, 6-4, Bilal Asim beat Abdullah Pirzada 6-1, 6-1, Ahmad Nael beat Muhammad Sohaan Noor 6-0, 6-0, Ahtesham Humayum beat Hamza Jawad 6-4, 6-4, Haider Ali Rizwan beat Zain Saeed 6-0, 6-0, Zaeem Ghafoor beat Saeed Suleman 5-7, 6-3, 10-4, Inam Qadir beat Abdur Rehman Pirzada 6-2, 6-2 and Raja Mustafa beat Moavia Butt 3-6, 7-5, 10-6. 
In the boys U-14 first round, Hashir Alam beat Abdur Rehman Pirzada 4-0, 4-1, Muhammad Sohaan beat Zohaib Eesa 4-0, 4-1, Aalay Husnain beat Inam Bari 4-2, 4-0 and Abdullah Pirzada beat Eesa Fahad 4-0, 4-2. In the boys/girls U-12 first round, Harris Bajwa beat Zohaib Eesa 5-3, 5-3, Fajar Fayyaz beat Aalay Husnain 5-4, 4-2, Inam Bari beat Afaf Suleman 4-2, 4-2 and Xeerak Mustafa beat Eesa Bilal 5-3, 5-3.