Rizwan brothers in All Pakistan National Invitational Tennis semis.

LAHORE -- Rizwan brothers - Hussnain Ali Rizwan and Haider Ali Rizwan - Abubakar Talha and Ahtesham Humayun qualified for the semifiAnals of All Pakistan National InviAtational Tennis Tournament here at DeSOM Club on Wednesday.

In the boys U-16 quarterfinals, Hussnain Ali Rizwan routed Hamza Roman 6-0, 6-4 while Haider Ali Rizwan defeated Hamza Ali RizAwan 6-2, 6-3. In other quarterfinals, Abubakar Talha (F.G School Lahore Cantt) beat M Salaar 6-4, 6-4 while Ahtesham Humayun (Cresent) thrashed Talha Khan 6-1, 6-1.

It is worth mentioning here that Hussnain Ali Rizwan, who is a forAmer Asian U-14 No 2 ranked playAer and the only Pakistani, selected in the ITF/ATF Grand Slam Player Development Program to Europe, where he had learnt the modern techniques from top ITF coaches alongside the world's high ranked players. Now his fellow players from other nations have been progressing well in the Juniors ITF and ATF rankings due to their regular participation in the juAnior international events but due to lack of high-level sponsorship (especially from Bard Foundation...