LAHORE: Muhammad Shoaib, Yousaf Khalil, Barkat Ullah and Mudassar Murtaza booked their places in the men’s singles semifinals of the 10th Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship at the Sports Board Punjab Tennis Academy, Nishtar Park, on Wednesday.
The women’s singles event also saw leading players advance to the last four after completing their quarterfinal assignments.
In the men’s singles quarterfinals, Shoaib defeated Abubakar Talha 6-2, 6-3, while Mudassar beat Heera Ashiq 6-3, 6-3. Yousaf outplayed M Huzaifa Khan 6-2, 6-2, and Barkat recorded a commanding 6-0, 6-0 win over Asad Zaman.
In the women’s singles quarterfinals, Ushna Sohail eased past Sania Zahra 6-0, 6-1, and Esha Jawad defeated Khadija Khalil 6-1, 6-1. Bismal Zia overcame Ayesha Shahid 6-0, 6-1, while Meheq Khokhar beat Fajar Fayyaz 6-2, 6-2 to complete the semifinal line-up.
In the men’s doubles quarterfinals, M Talha Khan and M Huzaifa Khan defeated Asad Zaman and Imran Bhatti 6-0, 6-4. M Shoaib and Mudassar Murtaza beat Ahmad Babar and Heera Ashiq 6-1, 6-3.
In the seniors 45-plus doubles quarterfinals, Mehboob Waheed and Fayyaz Khan overcame Brig Manzoor and Hassan Mansoor 2-6, 6-3, 10-4. Khurram Imtiaz and Arif Feroze beat Kamran Qureshi and Dr Arif 6-2, 6-0, while Hadi Hussain and Dr Sohaib defeated Sajid Bukhari and Amjad 6-2, 6-2.
The seniors 55-plus doubles quarterfinals saw Kamran Qureshi and Waheed Chaudhary beat M Eesa Jee and Zulfiqar 6-0, 6-0. Ahsan Razzaq and Col Waqar defeated Col M Sagir Ahmad and Husnain Mirza 7-5, 6-4.
