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Farid Khan (Urdu/Pashto: فرید خان; born 16 July 1994, in Lahore) is a tennis player and a sports journalist.
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Education
Farid Khan studied at St. Anthony's High School, Lahore and completed Matriculation.
He joined Forman Christian College, Lahore to study Pre-Engineering. He took active part in sports and won bronze medal in tennis in the Punjab Olympics. He also represented his college in cricket. He is currently studying Mass Communication from there to peruse his career in sports journalism.
Career
Farid Khan started writing sports articles at the age of 16. He has written articles on the Ruhuna Royals, a Sri Lanka Premier League team. He is the correspondent of PakPassion, a sports website based in the United Kingdom. He has covered Pakistan's domestic tournaments as well as the training camps. He has covered the Faysal Bank tournament, the President's Cup and trophy, the recent training camp in Abbottabad and numerous notable press conferences. He has also worked for a firm named ContentCreatorZ in Lahore as a sports content writer. He has also interviewed Aqeel Khan, Pakistan No. 1 ranked tennis player and will be interviewing Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in the coming days. He has also interviewed Pakistan No.1 swimmer Kiran Khan and Pakistan T20I captain Mohammad Hafeez. He has also played many local tennis tournaments, including the Long Beach U-18 tournament, the Lahore Open, etc. He has also worked with PTV Sports during the London Olympics 2012 transmission and the English Premier League Season 2012-13.
Interview with Aqeel Khan, Kiran Khan and Mohammad Hafeez
Farid Khan interviewed Pakistan's No. 1 tennis player, Aqeel Khan, Pakistan's No.1 swimmer, Kiran Khan and Pakistan's T20I captain, Mohammad Hafeez for PakPassion.
Interviewed by French Open commentators
Farid Khan was interviewed by Roland Garros commentators.
Farid Khan in the Spotlight*
Lahore, Pakistan
De nos envoyés spéciaux
Q. Farid, what are your impressions on your last team line up?
A. My last team-lineup could prove to be a nightmare for my opposition.
Q. Winning Roland Garros championship, do you think about it, right?
A. Yes, it's a dream! I hope of achieving it one day.
Q. Just a word on your opponents?
A. Pushovers
Q. Among the players in your team, if you to only keep one?
A. I'd keep my captain, Razzano! She is highly talented and I'm banking on upsets. I have players who can cause upsets and she is the best of the lot.
Q. Who is your all-time favourite player?
A. Andy Murray in men and Justine Henin in ladies. Maria Sharapova inspires me with her looks rather than her play.
Coverage
Farid Khan has covered these events.
President's Cup
Faysal Bank Cup
King of Speed Trials
Abbottabad Conditioning Camp
Hafeez and Misbah Press Conference
Champions Trophy Press Conference
The Lahore Times
Farid Khan's interviews with Aqeel Khan, Kiran Khan and Mohammad Hafeez have also been published in the The Lahore Times.
Tennis World USA
Farid Khan's interviews with Aqeel Khan, Kiran Khan and Mohammad Hafeez have also been published in Tennis World USA.