$25K Pakistan-1 Satellites (Aug 9 - Sep 5)

[nkoth]

Woohoo! Great win by Jeevan!

-neil

[PKBasu]

Thanks, Red_Indian. Huge upset of Vijay Kannan. I wonder if the injury he was carrying during the Indian Satellites has healed...he has been woeful in the first two rounds of the Pakistan satellites. Terrific stuff from Jeevan.
Things appear to be proceeding at a glacial pace in Lahore. Everyone focusing on the Olympics on TV?

[PKBasu]

Here is a report from Lahore's Daily Times with some results:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 004_pg2_13

The reported R1 singles results:
Asim Shafiq (Pakistan) beat Vijay Kannan (India) 6-4, 6-4
Aqeel Khan beat Vivak (India) 6-3, 6-4 (that's Vivek Shokeen who lost to Khan in the semi last week)
Nomi Qamar (Pakistan) beat Muhammad Shafiq 7-5, 6-3
Jaco Methew (India) beat Syed Rahil (India) retired
Jeevan (India) beat Enrico (Italy) 6-0, 6-4
Puna Vishal (India) beat Latif Pasha (Pakistan) 6-0, 7-5
Filali (India) beat Kamil (Morocco) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 (actually Filali also fm MAR)
Puna Vikas beat (India) beat Yoshikawa (Japan) 6-4, 6-4
Ashutosh Singh (India) beat Cafferata (Italy) 6-3, 7-6 Terrific run continues for Ashutosh
Mirko Pehar (USA) beat Ivanov (Uzbekistan) 6-1, 6-4
Sakai (Japan) beat Julati (India) 6-0, 6-2 (should be Gulati)
Varun Walia (India) beat Shahzad Khan (Pakistan) retired
Sanna (India) beat Cheong (South Korea) 6-3, 6-4 (Sanna is actually from Italy, and we had a report yesterday saying he had lost!)

[PKBasu]

India's sporting cup of woe extended to the Satellite tennis event in Lahore too yesterday. The young Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan seems to be the only Indian survivor in the QF there (albeit at the expense of compatriot Ashutosh Singh). Here's the report from the local Daily Times:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 004_pg2_29

[PKBasu]

The bad run continues in Lahore. No Indians in the singles semifinal:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 004_pg2_13

[jayakris]

This is on grass. So, as expected I guess

Jay

[PKBasu]

The tale of India's abdication of her sterling legacy of grass court tennis is a bathetic tragedy. ("bathetic", as from bathos: from the sublime to the ridiculous).

[PKBasu]

Aqeel Khan is running away with all the points in the Pakistan Satellite, which is marking the arrival of Pakistan as a serious tennis-playing nation. Lots of players gaining points there, while the Indian contingent languish. Let's hope the latter can turn things around in the final two legs, although none of them are likely to be seeded in singles.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 2004_pg2_2

[PKBasu]

Aqeel lost to Japan's Sakai in the Lahore leg final, but is also in the doubles final -- alongwith partner Vijay Kannan -- which was played on Monday morning:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 004_pg2_19

[PKBasu]

Aqeel Khan and Vijay Kannan lost the doubles final 4-6 6-7 (6-8), given Sakai a double crown.
But the more interesting news was Aisam ul Haq Qureshi getting a national award from the President of Pakistan:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 2004_pg2_7

[jayakris]

Third leg .. more to come later.

(6) Vivek Shokeen d. Varun Walia 63 60
Vishal Punna d. Jaco Mathew 63 60
(wc) Shazad Khan (PAK) d. Vikas Punna 63 62
Gurmehar Singh d. Rahil Syed 63 16 63
(8) Asim Shafiq (PAK) d. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 63 64

Jay

[PKBasu]

Here are the results from the Satellite leg 3, first round, as reported by a local daily:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 004_pg2_23

Good to see Vijay Kannan win easily and Ashutosh Singh beat an Australian. Now to advance beyond the next two rounds...Come on Vishal Punna, Vijay Kannan, Vivek Shokeen, Ashutosh, Gurmehar -- let's see you win at least another round each, and one of you go all the way!!

[jayakris]

OK, from the newspaper [as I am lazy to edit the official draw stuff I have] .. Leg 3 Lahore (grass)

Results:

Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) beat Filali (Morocco) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Bouyahya (Morocco) beat Muhammad Shafiq (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-3
Punna (India) beat Jaco Mathew (India) 6-3, 6-0
Mirko Pehar (USA) beat Jalil Khan (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-2
Nomi Qamar (Pakistan) beat Wasif Cheema (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-2
Kannan (India) beat Pasha (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1
Fernandez (Australia) beat Gulti (India) 6-3, 6-2
Shokeen (India) beat Walia (India) 6-3, 6-0
Kim (Korea) beat Yoshikawa (Japan) 6-4, 6-2
Shahzad Khan (Pakistan) beat Vikas Punna (India) 6-3, 6-2
Gurmehar (India) beat Rahil Syed (India) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Wellenefeld (Italy) beat Tommaso Sanna (Italy) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Asim Shafiq (Pakistan) beat Jeeva (India) 6-3, 6-4
Caferata (Italy) beat Sandeep (India) 6-2, 6-2
Ashutosh (India) beat Adrian (Australi) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
Sakai (Japan) beat Ivanov (Uzbekistan) 6-0, 6-3.

Jay

[sramu]

The second round results in newspaper
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 2004_pg2_8

[PKBasu]

Here are the results:

Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) beat Bouyahya (Morocco) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2.
Pehar (USA) beat Vishalpunna (India) 6-4, 6-2.
Kannan (India) beat Nomi Qamar (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-3.
Shokeen (India) beat Fernandez (Australia) 6-3, 6-4.
Shahzad Khan (Pakistan) beat Kim (Korea) 6-2, 6-3.
Wellenefeld (Italy) beat Gurmehar Singh (India) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Asim Shafiq (Pakistan) beat Caferata (Italy) 6-1, 7-2.
Sakai (Japan) beat Ashutosh (India) 6-4, 6-3.

At last Vijay Kannan has come to the party. And Vivek Shokeen continues his great run.