Mikaeel Ali
Tennis, Karachi
On the fifth day of Gatorade Trophy Ranking Tennis Championships 2021 semifinal matches were played at the Union Club, Karachi.
In the juniors’ under-17 singles semi-final, Ahsan Ahmed of Continental Tennis Academy brushed aside Ayaan Ahmed of Modern Club with the final score line of 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 to set up title clash with Mohammad Farooq of Modern Club.
Laraib Shamsi also earned a berth in final of under-11 singles by overpowering Eschelle Asif 4-0, 4-2.
In the first round of men’s doubles, Shahab Khan and Adnan Khan outplayed Ayaan and Farooq 8-3 In Soft tennis, men’s singles round robin competition, Usama Saeed beat Saad Ahmed but later lost to Muhammad Ali 5-0.