Aqeel survives Yasir scare to bag Sindh Open title
Posted by ali on April 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The seasoned Davis Cupper conceded the second set only to recover and post 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory over the youngest of the Khan clan.
Yasir had shocked Aqeel in the semi-final of the first Sindh Open ranking event of the year held at the Defence Club in January.
The final was also a repeat of Pakistan Open held at the Creek Club in July last year which Aqeel won 6-3, 6-4 to earn a purse of Rs100,000. Yasir had made it to the then maiden final of a national event of his career after upsetting Nomi Qamar 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the semis.
Aqeel ended up with a double crown as together with Jalil the pair beat Imran Shoukat and Saif Noor Sumar 6-2, 6-2 to win men’s doubles.
The ladies singles title went to Islamabad’s Sara Mansoor who tamed Maheen Dada 6-0, 6-1 in the final.
Promising Mustafa Zaidi picked up his second juniors’ under-17 title of the year when he edged past Hamza Pataudi 6-4, 6-0 in the final.
Another talented player Talha Zubair Surmawala captured the boys’ under-15 crown by getting the better of Shahbaz Fayyaz 8-6 in the title clash.
Maheen Dada, Jalaluddin Babar and Houd Azher claimed the under-13, under-11 and under-9 titles respectively.
Aqeel received a winning purse of Rs17,000 and winner’s trophy from sponsor Aqueel Hassan, the CEO of a fast food chain. Yasir fetched Rs8,000 and runner up trophy.
The ladies singles champion took home Rs7,000 while runner up got Rs3,000.
Results:
Boys’ under-9 singles final:
Houd Azher bt Mohammad Dada 8-2.
Boys’ under-11 singles final:
Jalaluddin Babar (Mirpurkhas) bt Nazif Ahmed 8-5.
Boys’ and girls under-13 singles final:
Maheen Dada bt Azher A. Qadir 8-6.
Boys’ under-15 singles final:
Talha Zubair Surmawala bt Shahbaz Fayyaz 8-6.
Juniors’ under-17 singles final: Mustafa Zaidi bt Hamza Pataudi 6-4, 6-0.
Men’s doubles final: Aqeel Khan and Jalil Khan bt Imran Shoukat and Saif Noor Sumar 6-2, 6-2.
Ladies singles final: Sara Mansoor (Islamabad) bt Maheen Dada 6-0, 6-1.
Men’s singles final: Aqeel Khan bt Yasir Khan 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
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