The All Pakistan Juniors/Seniors National Ranking Tennis Championship 2026 continued with full momentum at the Sahiwal Club on Thursday, as players delivered outstanding performances across multiple categories, including men's singles, doubles, senior events, and junior age-group competitions.
Men's Singles Pre-Quarterfinals
In the men's singles pre-quarterfinals, top contenders advanced comfortably. Hassaan Shaukat defeated Atta Rabi with a score of 6-1, 6-1, while Ahtesham Humayun overcame Zakir Ullah 6-2, 6-2. Suleman Junaid outclassed Waqar Ahmad 6-0, 6-1, and Imran Bhatti registered a dominant 6-0, 6-1 victory against Dr. Ali Nawaz. Asad Zaman beat M. Zubair 6-2, 6-3, while M. Yahya cruised past M. Subhan 6-1, 6-1. The most closely contested encounter of the round saw Mazhar edge Abdul Basit 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.
Men's Doubles Pre-Quarterfinals
The men's doubles pre-quarterfinals also witnessed convincing wins. Abu Bakar Talha and Talha Waheed blanked Anas Khan and Ilyas Khan 6-0, 6-0. Hamza Naeem and Imran Bhatti staged a comeback to defeat Haroon Masood and Huzaifa Asif 5-7, 6-4, 10-7. Abdul Basit and Waqar Ahmad defeated M. Subhan and M. Swati 6-2, 6-3, while Ahtesham Humayun and Asad Zaman outplayed Rizwan and Husnain 6-1, 6-1.
Senior Doubles Events
In the seniors 45+ doubles pre-quarterfinals, Yousaf Khan and Nazir Ahmad defeated Muneer and Wajahat 6-1, 6-2. Bilal Ahmad Kahloo and Moeed Zafar Dogar beat Sajid Bukhari and Ch. Khalil 6-3, 6-2, while Rashid and Rizwan overcame Khurram Imtiaz and Fayyaz Nazir in a hard-fought match, winning 4-6, 7-6, 10-5. The seniors 55+ doubles quarterfinals saw Rashid Malik and Arif Feroze dominate Asif Masud and Rana Rauf 6-1, 6-1. Mian Naveed and Tanveer Haral defeated Syed Azhar and Muzamil Sattar 6-3, 6-2, while Khurram Imtiaz and Fayyaz Nazir outclassed Sheikh Naveed and Dr. Michael Ansari 6-4, 6-0.
Junior Age-Group Competitions
Boys U-18 Quarterfinals
In the boys U-18 quarterfinals, Ahtesham Humayun defeated Aliyan Ali 6-2, 6-2, M. Yahya overcame M. Muaz 6-2, 6-0, and Abdul Basit blanked Haseeb Mustafa 6-0, 6-0.
Boys U-14 Quarterfinals
The boys U-14 quarterfinals produced several one-sided contests. M. Muaz defeated Hasham Sher Chadhar 4-0, 4-0, while M. Ibrahim Hussain Gill beat Aliyan Ali 4-1, 5-3. M. Ayan outplayed Behroze Memon 4-0, 4-0, and Shayan Afridi rallied from a set down to defeat Rashid Ali Bachani 2-4, 4-1, 4-0.
Boys U-12 Pre-Quarterfinals
In the boys U-12 pre-quarterfinals, M. Aayan defeated Ishfan Memon 4-0, 4-0, Majid Ali Bachani beat Mustafa Zia 4-0, 4-1, and Ashtar Alam overcame Ruhan Dogar 4-0, 4-0. Behroze Memon defeated Riyan Omer Khalil 4-2, 4-2, while M. Faizan edged Salman Pirzada 4-2, 1-4, 5-3. M. Daniyal beat Wali M. Hassaan 4-1, 4-1, Mustafa Uzair Rana defeated Musa Khan 4-0, 4-0, and M. Ibrahim Hussain Gill rallied to beat Salaar Khan 2-4, 4-1, 4-0.
Boys/Girls U-10 First Round
The boys/girls U-10 first round featured encouraging performances from the youngest competitors. Ishfan Memon defeated Faiz Pirzada 6-1, Hashir Mustafa beat Musa Khan 6-3, Eman Shahbaz routed Hunain Bhatti 6-0, and Musa Pirzada overcame Ali Asghar Leghari 6-0.
Girls U-12 Quarterfinals
In the girls U-12 quarterfinals, Shahreen Umer defeated Wajeeha Fatima 4-2, 4-2, while Fatima Naqvi beat Anabya Ahmad 4-1, 4-2.
Girls U-14 Quarterfinals
The girls U-14 quarterfinals saw Aleezay Maryam edge Shahnoor Umer 4-0, 5-4. Anaya Khan defeated Shahreen Umer 4-5, 4-1, 4-1, while Eman Shahbaz beat Wajeeha Fatima 4-1, 4-2.
Girls U-18 Quarterfinals
In the girls U-18 quarterfinals, Aleezay Maryam continued her impressive run with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Shahnoor Umer, while Khadija Khalil comfortably defeated Maryam Naqvi 6-1, 6-1.
