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Aqeel & Aisam duo wins Rs 1.18 Million 4th HTR Masters Cup Tennis doubles opener

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi along Pakistan’s No 1 tennis players Aqeel Khan defeated Imran Bhatti & Tariq Sadiq by 6-1, 6-3 in the opening doubles match of the 4th Hassan Tariq Rahim (HTR) Masters Cup Tennis Tournament at Lahore Gymkhana Tennis Courts,Lahore.

 
Pakistan’s No 1 tennis players Aqeel Khan along Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi  have started the 4th Hassan Tariq Rahim (HTR) Masters Cup (Invitational) Tennis Tournament campaign in a winning not note at Lahore Gymkhana Tennis Courts,Lahore. 

In the men's double opening encounter Aisam & Aqeel were off to flying start as they played superb tennis against Imran Bhatti and Tariq Sadiq and didn’t allow them play freely to win the first set by 6-1. In the second set, the number one pair comfortably position themselves to took lead and won the set by 6-3, thus registered an impressive victory and moved into the next round.

Aqeel also won his men’s singles match when overcame spirited youngster Mudassar Murtaza by 7-6, 6-2. Mudassar was in good form and matches fire with fire as the score was tied at 6-6. Veteran Aqeel then utilized his experience and skills to tame bravo Mudassar by 7-6. After playing so well in the first set, Mudassar ran out of gas and also lost the second by 6-2. 

Muhammad Abid Ali Akbar, who represented Pakistan in Davis Cup ties, tamed one of the seasoned campaigners of Pakistan tennis Heera Ashiq as he overcame him by 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Heera couldn’t match the power, pace and venom of Abid Akbar, thus bowed out in the very early stage of the one of the prestigious tennis tournaments of the country.

4th Hassan Tariq Rahim Masters Cup Tennis Tournament 2018- Day 1 Results:


Boy's Under-18 Singles Results:
Player
vs Player
Score line
Muhammad Shoaib defAhmad Asjad6-2, 6-2
Huzaifa Abdul RehmandefAqib Hayat6-3, 6-0
Abdullah Adnan defSaqib Hayat 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Men's Singles Results:
Player
vs Player
Score line
Aqeel Khan defMudasir Murtaza7-6(3), 6-2
Muhammad Abid Mushtaq defYousaf Khalil  6-3, 6-1
Muzamil Murtaza defMuhammad Shoaib 6-1, 6-7, 6-1
Muhammad Abid Akbar  defHeera Ashiq 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Men's Doubles Results:
Player
vs Player
Score line
Aisam Qureshi & Aqeel Khan defImran Bhatti & Tariq 6-1, 6-3
 M Abid Akbar & Shamael Chaudhry  defYousaf Khalil & Muhammad Shoaib 6-2, 6-3
Heera Ashiq & Abdal Haider defMudasir Murtaza & Muzamil Murtaza6-3, 3-6, 10-5

Women's Singles Results:
Player
vs Player
Score line
Eshaa Jawad  defNida Akram Awan 6-1, 6-0
Noor Malik  defKhunsha Chaudhary 6-2, 6-2


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