Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- Pakistan made an impressive start to its campaign at the ITF Masters World Team Championship by defeating the United States 3-0 in the men's 45+ category in Lisbon, Portugal.

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The tournament features more than 300 players from 30 countries, with Pakistan fielding an experienced squad in both the singles and doubles events.

Pakistan Tennis Federation President and former doubles world No. 1 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi gave his team the perfect start by defeating Wojtek Brytek in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in the opening singles match.

Pakistan's top-ranked player Aqeel Khan then secured the overall tie with a hard-fought victory over John Chesworth, w...