ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – The Pakistan Tennis Federation is pleased to inform that the Serena Hotels National Ranking Tennis Championships-2021 commenced at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on 20th December 2021. The Serena Hotels are playing a very important role in the promotion of sports and especially tennis as part of their sports diplomacy. Mr Salim Saifullah Khan President -PTF thanked Serena Hotels Management for their continuous support.
180 entries have been received in the mega event from all over Pakistan, which is very encouraging and shows the growth of tennis in Pakistan.
 A total number of 52  matches were played on the opening day in the Men’s singles and Boy’s Singles 18 & Under qualifying category.
The main draw matches will start from Tuesday, 21st December, at 9-30 am, where the top-ranked players will be seen in action.
Following are the results:
Men’s Singles Qualifying Matches: (1st Round)
Ahmed Murad w/oShafaqat Rasool;Hamza Rehmat bt Imran Haider 6-1;Musa Chudhary bt Syed Murtaza 6-1; Faizan Shahid bt Kamran Irfan 6-4; Parbhat Kumar w/o Bilal Farooq ; Nalain Abbas bt M. Salar 6-1;Yawar Abbas bt Abdullah Khan 6-2; Bilal Asim bt Ibrahim Bin Sohail 6-0; Talha bin Asif bt M. Talha Khan 6-1; Azan Shahid w/o Shaheen Mahmood ; M. Huzaifa Khan bt Aqil Khan 6-1; Raahim Veqar bt Anayat Raja 6-1;Sami Zeb Khan bt M. Talha Khan 6-2; Abbas  Khan bt Adnan Rashid Khan 6-2; Abdullah Karin w/o Hasan Ali; Asad Zaman w/o Haseeb Silat; Jabir Ali bt M. Ibrahim Ashraf 6-0; Mahatir Muhammad bt Mamoon Ilyas 6-1; Tahirullah Khan bt Mustansir Ali Khan 6-1; Ikram Ullah bt Inam Qadir 6-3; Hasam Khan w/o Bilal Taibzada; Ahmed Nael Qureshi bt Kamran Khan 6-4; Farman Shakeel w/o Abdul Hanan Khan; Shaeel Durab bt Zaeem Ghafoor 6-2; M. Abdullah bt Azan Sajid 6-0; Farzan Ahmed bt Zalan Khan 4-1 ret; Zaryab Khan bt Shafaqat 6-1; Shawal Azeem w/o Nazar Asghar; Hamid Israr bt Uzair Khan 6-0
Men’s Singles Qualifying Matches: (2nd Round)
Jibran ul Haq bt Ahmed Murad 6-0; Musa Chudhary bt Hamza Rehmat 6-1; Parbhat Kumar bt Faizan Shahid 6-3;Nalain Abbas bt Abdullah Khan 6-4; Talha bin Asif bt Bilal Asim 6-2; M. Huzaifa Khan bt Azan Shahid 6-0; Sami Zeb Khan bt Raahim Veeqar 6-2; Abbas Khan bt Abdullah  6-0; Asad  Zaman bt Jabir Ali 6-3; Mahatir Muhammad bt Tahir Khan 6-3; Hasam Khan bt Ikramullah 6-2; Farman Shakeel bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi 7-6(2); M. Abdullah bt Shaeel Durab 7-6(5); M. Zaryab bt Farzan Ahmed 6-2; Hamid Israr bt Shawal Azeem 6-0
Men’s Singles Qualifying Matches: (Final Round)
Jibran ul Haq beat Musa Chudhary 8-5; Saqib Hayat bt Parbhat Kumar 8-3; Talha bin Asif bt Nalain Abbas 8-4; Sami Zeb Khan bt M. Huzaifa Khan 8-2; Abbas Khan bt Asad Zaman 8-3; Mahatir Muhammad bt Hasam Khan 8-3; Farman Shakeel bt M. Abdullah 8-0; Hamid Israr bt M. Zaryab Khan 8-3
Boy’s Singles 18 & Under  Qualifying Matches (Final Round):
M. Zaryab Khan , Azan Shahid, Abdullah , M. Salar Khan, M. Ibrahim Saqib, Raahim Veqar  and Kamran Khan qualified for the main draw.