Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 moves into quarterfinal stage
19 more matches were played on the second day of the Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021, which is being played at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore.
Punjab Minister for Sports Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti inaugurated the Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 during the colourful opening ceremony held at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore.
Besides the Punjab Sports Minister, other notables present on the occasion were Director General Sports Punjab Adnan, Arshad Aulakh, PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), SBP officials, players and their families and tennis enthusiasts.
Total 19 matches were played on the second day of the mega event.
The quarterfinals of different categories will be played today (Thursday) at the Punjab Tennis Academy Bagh-e-Jinnah while the finals will be played on Saturday (January 30).
Men's singles pre-quarterfinals:
| Player | vs | Player | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Kamil | def | Aakif Hussain | 8-1 |
| Hasheesh Kumar | def | Muhammad Yousaf | 8-1 |
| Abdul Hanan Khan | def | Hammad Ahmad | 8-2 |
| Hassan Riaz | def | Ahtesham Arif | 8-5 |
| Mahatir Muhammad | def | Zaryab Pirzada | 8-1 |
| Shaeel Durab | def | Faizan Fayyaz | 9-7 |
U-18 pre-quarterfinals:
| Player | vs | Player | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faizan Fayyaz | def | Asad Akram | 6-1 |
| Shaeel Durab | def | Muneeb Majeed | 6-1 |
| Mahatir Muhammad | def | Moavia Butt | 6-0 |
| Ahtesham Arif | def | Shehryar Anees | 8-6 |
| Abdul Hanan Khan | def | Zaeem Ghafoor | 6-1 |
| Nalain Abbas | def | Arman Kamran | 8-3 |
| Hasheesh Kumar | def | Ghazi Ahmad | 8-1 |
U-14 first round:
| Player | vs | Player | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Bajwa | def | Talha Tarar | 6-2 |
| Haroon Arshad | def | Xeerak Mustafa | 6-1 |
| Omer Jawad | def | Amna Ali Qayyum | 6-3 |
| Aized Khalil | def | Muneeb Akram | 6-2 |
| Ameer Mazari | Abdul Ahad | 6-0 |
