Muzammil downs Aqeel for national ranking crown.

Byline: Kashif Abbasi

ISLAMABAD -- It seems that Aqeel Khan's 20-year long domination in Pakistan's tennis circuit has diminished as he was defeated by promising young player Muzammil Murtaza in the final of Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament here at the PTF Complex on Sunday.

It was Aqeel's second defeat at the hands of Muzammil, after the latter beat the veteran in the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National RanAking Championship final last month.

Both finals saw the 20-year-old down Aqeel in the first two sets with Muzammil taming Aqeel 6-4, 7-5 in the latest victory. Earlier, in the doubles cateogry, Aqeel and Muzammil beat Mohammad Abid and Waqas Malik 6-4, 6-4, 10-8.

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