Exhibiting extraordinary performance Noor Malik and Esha Jawad cruised into the semifinal of Sheikhoo Steel Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2023 after winning their respective quarterfinal matches in the Ladies Singles category at the state-of-the-art SBP Tennis Courts, Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Wednesday.
It is worth mentioning that the week-long Sheikhoo Steel Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2023 is being conducted with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) till October 6.
As per details, in Ladies Singles Quarter Final matches, Noor Malik thrashed Rahat ul Ain by 6-0, 6-0 quite comfortably in the first quarterfinal match, however, Esha Jawad had to face some sort of resistance from Soha Ali in the second quarterfinal match. Esha won her match with the score of 6-2, 6-4.
In the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals, veteran tennis star Aqeel Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar by 6-1, 6-1 and Abdullah Adnan toppled Bilal Asim 6-1, 6-2.
Former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik and Arif Feroze outplayed Kamran Qureshi/Ashiq by 6-0, 6-0 in the seniors’ 55-plus doubles quarterfinals. Israr Gul/Humayun Pervez edged out Dr Arif/ Zia Ullah 6-4, 6-4, Amir Altaf/Abid Malik beat Dr ShahzadSaleem/Ali Qayum 6-0, 6-2 and Waqar Nisar/Inam ul Haq crushed Ch Khalil/Dr Sajid Pervez 6-1, 6-0 in the same category.
As many as 350 players from across the country are participating in the championship. The final of the week-long championship will be played on Oct 6, 2023.
Following are the results:
Ladies Singles Quarterfinals:
Noor Malik beat Rahat ul Ain 6-0, 6-0
Esha Jawad beat Soha Ali 6-2, 6-4
Men’s Singles pre-Quarters:
Aqeel Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-1, 6-1
Abdullah Adnan beat Bilal Asim 6-1, 6--2
Boys U-18 Pre Quarters:
Hamid Israr beat Sheheryar Anees 6-4, 6-2
M Hamza Asim beat M Talha Khan 6-0, 6-1
Hamza Roman beat Kamran Khan 6-1, 6-1
Mahatir Muhammad beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-0, 6-2
Men's Doubles pre Quarters:
Waqas Malik/Zaid Mujahid beat Hasheesh Kumar/Baqir Ali 6-1, 7-6
Mahatir Muhammad/Saqib hayat beat M Talha Khan/M Huzaifa Khan 5-7, 6-3, 10-4
Nael Qureshi/Sami Zeb Khan beat Sikandar Hayat/Faizan Fayyaz 4-6, 6-1, 10-8
Imran Bhatti /Ahmad Babar beat Ahmad Ch/Abdaal Haider 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
Seniors Doubles 55plus Doubles
Rashid Malik/Arif Feroze beat Kamran Qureshi/Ashiq 6-0, 6-0
Israr Gul/Humayun Pervez beat Dr Arif/Zia Ullah 6-4, 6-4
Amir Altaf/Abid Malik beat Dr Shahzad saleem/Ali Qayum 6-0, 6-2
Waqar Nisar/Inam ul Haq beat Ch Khalil/Dr Sajid Pervez 6-1, 6-0
Seniors Doubles 45 plus Pre Quarters:
Talha Waheed/Israr Gul beat Kamran Qureshi/Ch Khalil 6-0, 6-0
M Asghar/Tariq Sadiq beat Ahmad Waqas Basit/Rana Humayun 6-7, 6-1, 10-4
Arif Feroze/Fayyaz Khan beat Syed Shams ud din/Ahsan Wali 6-1, 6-2
Qasim Ali/Mehboob Waheed beat Dr Arif/Sajid Bukhari 6-4, 6-4
Ashar Khan/Kamran Khan beat Col Atif/M Shoaib 6-4, 7-5
Boys U-18 doubles pre quarters
M Salaar/M Hamza Asim beat Jawad Khan/Saif Ullah 6-0, 6-0
Ameer Mazari/Waleed Humayun beat M Sohaan Noor/M Rehan 6-2, 6-0
Abu Bakar Talha/Ali Talha beat M Talha Khan/Inam Qadir 6-0, 6-0
Asad Zaman/Shehryar Anees beat Kashan Tariq/Shahsawar Khan 6-4, 6-4.