Natasha upsets Ushna to reach final of the Hard Court Tennis

Aqeel, Asim, Jalil and Nomi advanced to Semi Finals
Karachi-July 08, 2008:- Top seed Sara Mansoor and fourth seed Natasha Afridi cruised into final of the Subh-e-Nau National Hard Court Tennis Tournament. Sara beat Saba Aziz first semi final by 2-0. Energetic Natasha got upset victory over 2nd seed player Ushna Sohail. She outclassed her opponent in all department of the game.

Aqeel Khan, Asim Shafik, Jalil Khan and Nomi Qamar made their way to semi finals of Men’s Singles. Asim Shafiq ended Yasir Khan’s run in the event by winning two straight sets of the fourth quarterfinal.

A memorable contest was seen between the pairs of Arif Iftikhar/ Asfand Rauf and Abid Ali/ Taimur Mahmood. The second pair won first set by 7-5, however Arif and Asfand came back strongly and played some good looking strokes. They won the contest by 5-7, 6-4 and 7-6. The second pair who reached final of the Men’s Doubles

S. Zohair Raza, Faizan Khurram , Omer Shahid and Heera Ashiq moved to the semi finals of the Boy’s Junior U-17 category. Kashan-ul-Haq and Faraz A Faiz made their way to final of the Boys’ U-13.

On Wednesday, Men’s Singles Semi Final will be played at 9 am, while Boys’ Singles U-17 Semi Final will be played at 10 am. Men’s doubles matches will start 3 pm, while Ladies’ Doubles Final will be played at 4 pm

Results of Day four (Tuesday)
Men’s singles Quarterfinals matches.
Aqeel Khan beat Faizan Khurram 6-0,6-1
Jalil Khan beat Abid Ali Akbar 6-2,6-2
Nomi Qamar beat Tanveer Ashiq 6-2,6-2
Asim Shafik beat Yasir Khan 6-1,1-6,6-1

Boys Singles U-17 quarterfinals
S. Zohair Raza beat Adil Kohari 6-1,6-1
Faizan Khurram beat Abdul Rehman 6-3,6-4
Omer Shahid beat Faraz Ashraf 6-2,6-4
Heera Ashiq beat Talha Saeed 6-1,6-2

Boys Singles under 13 semifinals
Kashan ul haq beat Murad Khan 4-1,5-3
Faraz A Faiz beat Ha ssan Shahid 4-0, 4-2

Ladies Singles semifinals
Sarah Mansoor beat Saba Aziz 6-1,6-4
Natasha Afridi beat Ushna Suhail 6-0,6-1 (seed

Men’s Doubles first round
Arif Iftikhar / Ali Hassan beat S. Abbas Raza / Nouman ul Haq 6-2,6-1
Danish Ahmed / Asfand Rauf beat Abid Ali / Taimur Mehmood- 5-7. 6-4. 7-6

Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
Aqeeel Khan/Jalil Khan w/o Saad Baloch / Rafi Darbari
Nomi Qamar /Asad Ali Bhagat w/o Mustafa Jamal/Hassam Khan
Yasir Khan/Zia Hai beat Arif Iftikhar/Ali Hassan bhagat 6-4, 6-2
Asim Shafiq/ Tanvir Ashiq beat Danish Ahmed/Asfand Rauf

Men’s Doubles Semi Finals
Aqeel Khan /Jalil Khan beat Nomi Qamar / Asad Ali Bhagat-3-6, 6-1, 6-1

Ladies Doubles
Sara Mansoor/ Saba Aziz w/o Aroosa/ Shahida Kauser
Natasha Afridi/ Ushan Sohail beat Mehak Khokhar / Sara Ahmed 6-1, 6-1