{"id":18640,"date":"2025-09-09T09:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18640"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:04:06","slug":"pakistan-tennis-squad-set-for-davis-cup-battle-in-paraguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18640","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan tennis squad set for Davis Cup battle in Paraguay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Pakistan Davis Cup team has arrived in Paraguay brimming with confidence ahead of their World Group-II showdown against the hosts, scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The squad, led by captain Muhammad Haseeb Aslam, includes veteran stars Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan alongside Muzammil Murtaza, Huzaifa Abdul Rahman, and Mikaeel Ali Baig. Supporting the players are Team Manager Col. (R) Zia-ud-din Tufail and physiotherapist Muhammad Shahid.<\/p>\n<p>Before departure, the team underwent rigorous preparations with a 20-day camp at the PTF Tennis Complex in Islamabad, followed by a four-day training stint at the Inventist Tennis Academy in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, who also serves as President of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), expressed optimism. \u201cOur team is a strong mix of youth and experience. Paraguay is tough at home, but we will give our hundred percent to deliver a positive result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Team Manager Col. Tufail added, \u201cThe squad is fully prepared for this tie and, Insha\u2019Allah, we are hopeful for good results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With preparations complete, Pakistan\u2019s focus now shifts to overcoming a spirited Paraguayan side on their home turf, as the players aim to script another memorable chapter in the country\u2019s Davis Cup journey.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Davis Cup team has arrived in Paraguay brimming with confidence ahead of their World Group-II showdown against the hosts, scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2025. The squad, led by captain Muhammad Haseeb Aslam, includes veteran stars Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan alongside Muzammil Murtaza, Huzaifa Abdul Rahman, and Mikaeel Ali Baig. Supporting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}