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Abid lone Pak survivor in ITF Futures Tennis

Abid lone Pak survivor in ITF Futures Tennis

Thursday Dec 06, 2018 | By: Our Correspondent

ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Abid was the lone local survivor in men’s singles competition of Serena ITF Futures Tennis which entered quarter-finals stage at the DA PTF Complex on Wednesday.

Abid stayed cool to win the pre-quarter-final against Darko Jandric (SRB) [8] 7-5, 6-2. Following a close first set, Abid was seen all over Jandric. He broke his Serbian opponent twice in the second set to win the match.

Muzammil Murtaza fought well against German Kai Wehnelt (GER) [5] before losing 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Abid Ali Akbar and Ahmed Choudhary were well beaten in straight sets by the top seed Korean Kim Cheon Eui and third seed Ti Chen from Taipei, respectively.In another upset, Uzbek Saidal’o Saidkarimov beat sixth seed Italian Lorenzo Bocchi to book his place in the quarter-finals.

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Hassan Ali ruled out of first Test against Windies

Pakistan’s fast bowler Hassan Ali is recovering well from his groin injury. However, he has been ruled out of Pakistan’s first Test against West Indies, starting on Friday.

Hassan had suffered groin injury on Monday while fielding during Pakistan’s three-day practice match in Montego Bay ahead of the first Test.

Clinical assessments following injury to Hassan Ali had found strain to one of his adductor muscles.

A PCB statement on Thursday said that Hassan is well on track of recovery, but confirmed that Hassan is yet to make a successful return to full training in attempt to make himself available for selection.

“Hasan Ali has been recovering well and is on track with his recovery from his adductor muscle injury in the groin. He has been committed to his rehabilitation and we are happy with his progress to date,” said PCB in a statement issued from Jamaica.

“He will make a successful return to full training over the coming days, and regain appropriate match fitness to return to play,” the statement added.

23-year-old Hasan Ali was included in Pakistan’s Test squad for the first time. He has played 16 ODIs and 7 T20Is for Pakistan and has yet to make his Test debut.

Abid lone Pak survivor in ITF Futures Tennis

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