In the boys U-14 semifinals, Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Zohaib Afzal Malik 6-2, 6-2 while Omer Jawad had to struggle hard to beat Amir Mazari 6-2, 2-6, 10-7. The U-12 first semifinal was contested between same U-14 opponents – Hamza Ali Rizwan and Zohaib Afzal Malik – but this time, Hamza had to fight hard to beat Zohaib by 4-1, 5-3. Omer Jawad brushed aside Abdur Rehman 4-1, 4-1.
In the 50 plus doubles, ZTBL’s Rashid Malik/Fayyaz played well against Kamran/Janan and won by 6-4, 6-4 while Arif/Humayun beat Dr Arif/Kamran by 6-3, 6-4. In U-14 doubles final, Abubakar Talha/Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Amir Mazari/Abdur Rehman 4-1, 4-1. In 40 plus doubles semifinals, Talha Waheed (G&O Pakistan Ltd)/Ashar Ali beat Mehboob Waheed Jan/Rana Humyoun 7-5, 6-3, who earlier beat Kamran Qureshi/Dr Arif 6-0, 6-2.
In U-10 semifinals, M Shayyan Afridi outclassed Muaz Shahbaz 4-0, 4-0 to set final clash against Hajra Sohail of AAA Associates, who thrashed Ayan Shahbaz 4-0, 4-0 in the second semifinal. In the U-18 semifinals, Bilal Asim (SICAS) beat Abdul Hanan Khan 6-1, 6-2 while Mahatir Muhammad beat Farman Shakeel 6-1, 6-1. In the U-18 doubles, Farman/Hassan outsmarted Hamza/Azan 4-1, 4-1.
In the girls U-18 semifinals, Shiza Sajid beat Ashtafila Arif 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-2 and Amna Ali Qayyum beat Laiba Iqbal 6-0, 6-0. In the girls U-14 semifinals, Amna Ali Qayyum beat Bismil Zia 4-1, 4-1 and Fajjar Fayyaz beat Mahrukh Sajid 5-4(6), 4-0. In the girls U-12 semifinals, Fajjar Fayyaz beat Bismil Zia 4-0, 4-2. All the finals of the event will be played today (Friday) followed by a prize distribution ceremony.