Semifinal line-up set at Srinagar Open Tennis Championship

Srinagar, Oct 11: The Srinagar Open Tennis Championship entered the semifinal stage on Saturday, with Mir Jameel, Dilbagh Singh, Gurmit Singh and defending champion Inayat Jehangir advancing to the last four of the singles event.

As per a statement, last year's runner-up, Dilbagh Singh, will take on Mir Jameel in the first semifinal, and defending champion Inayat Jehangir will face his sparring partner, Gurmit Singh, for a place in the final tomorrow.

Jameel, Dilbagh and Inayat have reached the semifinal without dropping a set, while Gurmit made the cut by virtue of having a better game difference, as he was locked on the same number of points with Mohammad Qais and Irfan Bhat in the group stages.

In the doubles event, Mir Jameel and Danish Ahmad will take on Sajad Bhat and Rouf Ahmad, while Dilbagh and Inayat will face Asif Nowsheri and Tahafuz Ilahi.

A total of 40 matches, 24 singles and 16 doubles, have been played so far.

The statement added that a special competition was organised for children under the age of 10 years on Sunday as part of efforts to attract more youngsters to the sport.

The championship, organised by the District Lawn Tennis Association in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Lawn Tennis Association, has established itself as a significant event in Kashmir's tennis calendar.