LAHORE: Muhammad Shoaib, Yousaf Khalil, Barkat Ullah and Mudassar Murtaza moved into 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.
In the men’s singles quarterfinals, Shoaib recorded a 6-2, 6-3 win against Abubakar Talha, while Mudassar defeated Heera Ashiq 6-3, 6-3. Yousaf Khalil eased past M Huzaifa Khan 6-2, 6-2, and Barkat Ullah completed a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over Asad Zaman.
The women’s singles quarterfinals also decided the last-four line-up. Ushna Sohail outclassed Sania Zahra 6-0, 6-1, Esha Jawad beat Khadija Khalil 6-1, 6-1, Bismal Zia overcame Ayesha Shahid 6-0, 6-1, and Meheq Khokhar defeated Fajar Fayyaz 6-2, 6-2.
In the men’s doubles quarterfinals, M Talha Khan and M Huzaifa Khan beat Asad Zaman and Imran Bhatti 6-0, 6-4, while M Shoaib and Mudassar Murtaza defeated Ahmad Babar and Heera Ashiq 6-1, 6-3.
In the seniors 45-plus doubles quarterfinals, Mehboob Waheed and Fayyaz Khan recovered to beat Brig Manzoor and Hassan Mansoor 2-6, 6-3, 10-4. Khurram Imtiaz and Arif Feroze defeated Kamran Qureshi and Dr Arif 6-2, 6-0, while Hadi Hussain and Dr Sohaib beat Sajid Bukhari and Amjad 6-2, 6-2.
The seniors 55-plus doubles quarterfinals saw Kamran Qureshi and Waheed Chaudhary register a 6-0, 6-0 win over M Eesa Jee and Zulfiqar. Ahsan Razzaq and Col Waqar also advanced after beating Col M Sagir Ahmad and Husnain Mirza 7-5, 6-4.
