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Malik, Imtiaz Claim Singles Titles at ITF World Masters MT200 in Thailand

Imtiaz’s 55+ final was awarded after Oliver Marjanovic withdrew due to illness.

Overview

  • Rashid Malik won the men’s 60+ singles title, defeating Switzerland’s Hannes Aeberhard 6–1, 6–1.
  • Khurram Imtiaz was declared men’s 55+ singles champion after Swiss opponent Oliver Marjanovic pulled out sick, marking Imtiaz’s second singles title in this age group per the report.
  • Imtiaz also advanced to the 55+ doubles final with Furqan Uddin Khan after a 6–2, 6–3 semifinal win over Germany’s Henning Hartmann and Jochen Kuhlhoff.
  • The doubles win followed a narrow loss to the same German pair in the 50+ event the previous day, with improved serving and net play cited for the turnaround.
  • The MT200 tournament is being played on the hard courts of the Robinson Hotel Khao Lak, with Pakistan’s seniors competing under Bank of Punjab sponsorship; Waqar Nisar and Boguslaw Stachurski lost a 55+ doubles semifinal 0–6, 7–6, 6–10 to Marjanovic and Andreas Petermann.