Muzammil Murtaza delivered a tense opening win for Pakistan, edging past Senegal’s Nicolas Jadoun 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 to give Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup tie.
Experienced campaigner Aqeel Khan reinforced that advantage in the second singles, fighting back to beat Seydina Andre 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 and push Pakistan to a 2-0 position at the end of the opening day.
The Davis Cup tie will continue on Friday with the doubles match, where Pakistan’s pairing of Muzammil Murtaza and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are scheduled to face Senegal’s Seydina Andre and Nicolas Jadoun. With the doubles still to come, Pakistan need just one more victory to seal the Group II encounter.
The early momentum from Murtaza and Aqeel gives Pakistan a strong platform in this Davis Cup Group II clash, keeping hopes high for a decisive result on home interest and national pride in the competition.
