LAHORE-Muhammad Abid, Ahmad Kamil, Imran Bhatti and Heera Ashiq booked berths in the men’s singles semifinals of the Gobi’s Paints Punjab Open Tennis Championship 2021 after winning their respective quarterfinals played here at PLTA Courts on Thursday.
In the men’s singles quarterfinals, Abid outsmarted Shaeel Durab 6-1, 6-2, Ahmed Kamil routed Faizan Fayyaz 6-3, 6-2, Imran Bhatti outpaced Bilal Asim 6-2, 6-2 and seasoned campaigner Heera Ashiq beat Farman Shakeel 6-2, 6-2. In men’s doubles quarterfinals, Heera/Ahmad beat Nufaid/Aqeel 6-1, 6-2, Omer/Khurram beat Hassan/Faizan 6-3, 6-4, Imran/Tariq beat Yousaf/Faiz 6-2, 6-3, Abid/Talha beat Zeeshan/Hamza 6-1, 6-1.
In U-18 semifinals, Faizan Fayyaz beat Hamza Jawad 6-2, 6-2. In U-14 semifinals, Asad Zaman beat Ameer Mazari 4-2, 5-3 and Haniya Minhas beat Shehryar Anees 4-1, 4-2. In U-12 quarterfinals, Zohaib Afzal Malik (LGS DHA Phase V) trounced Talha Tarar 6-0, Omer Jawad beat Ismail Aftab 6-3, Ameer Mazari toppled beat Haris Bajwa 6-1 and Haniya humbled Eesa Bilal 6-0.