The Pakistan Independence Day National Ranking Tennis Tournament has officially kicked off at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex, featuring 110 entries across nine categories, including Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Ladies’ Singles, Boys 18 and under, Girls18 and under, Boys 14 and under, Boys 12 and under and Girls 12 and under.

Notable players in action include Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, Barkat Ullah, Shahzad Khan, Hamza Roman, Sami Zeb Khan, Ushna Suhail, Sheeza Sajid, Esha Jawad and Noor Malik.

The Tournament aims to commemorate Pakistan’s Independence Day while celebrating the spirit of sports.

President of the PTF Aisam-ul-Haq and Secretary General of PTF Col.(R) Zia-ud-Din Tufail, have coveyed their best wishes to all participants encouraging them to showcase their talent, sportsmanship and commitment through the event.

Results from the First Round

Men’s Singles:

•Aqeel Khan defeated Sami Zeb Khan 6-3, 6-3

•Ahmed Nael Qureshi beat Muhammad Salar 6-3, 6-2

•Hamza Roman triumphed over Abdullah Adnan 6-0, 6-3

•Yousaf Khalil won against Muhammad Yahya 6-1, 6-0

•Muzammil Murtaza beat Shahzad Khan 6-1, 6-3

•Barkatullah defeated Ahmed Chudhary 6-3, 5-0 (retired)

•Hamza Asim bested M.Tlah Khan 6-1, 6-2

•Mudassir Murtaza won against Huzaifa Khan 6-0, 6-4

Ladies Singles:

•Sheeza Sajid defeated Labika Durab 6-3, 6-0

•Shimza Naz Durab triumphed over Sania Zahra 6-0, 6-0

•Shandana Rabi beat Sofia Tariq 6-0, 6-3

•Soha Ali won against Lalarukh Sajid 6-0, 6-0

•Romaisa Malik defeated Maria Rasheed 6-1, 6-0

Boys 18&under Singles:

•Abdul Basit won against Amir Mazari 6-0, 6-0

•Haziq Asim defeated Inam Qadir 6-1, 6-2

•Razik Sultan triumphed over Moazzam Babar 6-0, 6-3

•Hassan Usmani beat Mahad Mehmood 6-0, 6-1

•Hamza Roman won against Rajam Taha 6-0, 6-0

•Muhammad Yahya defeated Ahmed Raza 6-1, 7-5

Girls 14&under Singles:

•Zainah Abdullah beat Zoya Mustaf 4-1, 4-1

•Shahreen Umer defeated Areeba Adnan 4-0, 4-1

Boys 14&under Singles:

•Behroze Mahmood triumphed over M.Turab Bhatti 4-1, 4-0

•M.Ayyan defeated Haseeb Mustafa 4-0, 4-0

•Ahmed Afzal won against Abdullah Haider 4-0, 4-0

•M.Faizan beat Mozzam Babar 5-4 (6), 4-0

•M.Umar Ali triumphed over M.Ehsan Bari 4-0, 4-0

•Mahad Mehmood defeated Ashtar Alam 5-4 (6), 5-4 (4)

•M.Muaz won against Raja Taha 4-0, 4-0

Boys 12&under Singles:

• M.Turab Bhatti beat Ali Asghar 5-4 (5), 4-1

• Behroze Mehmood triumphed over Zulfiqar Omer 4-1, 4-1

• Salar Khan won against Saifullah Omer 4-0, 4-0

The tournament continues to showcase exciting talent and competitive spirit as players vie for top honors.