Pakistani Juniors Impress at J-30 World Junior Tennis Championships
Usmani, Roman and Humayun top their groups, while Hajra Sohail moves into the girls’ doubles last eight
Islamabad – (Mudassir Iqbal / News Agency) – Pakistan had a great day at the J-30 World Junior Tennis Championships in Islamabad. Muhammad Hassan Usmani, Hamza Roman and Ahtesham Humayun booked their places in the boys’ singles quarterfinals.
All three finished at the top of their round-robin groups. Their strong play has given the home fans plenty to cheer about.
Hamza Roman beat his fellow Pakistani Abdul Basit 7-5, 6-2. Ahtesham Humayun defeated Japan’s Soichiro Ishida 6-3, 6-4.
Muhammad Hassan Usmani was also in fine form. He beat Germany’s Jakob Letsch 6-1, 6-4 and secured the top spot in his group.
Other Pakistani players won their third-round matches too. Amir Mazari beat Kazakhstan’s Alshinhan Mukhamedkali 6-2, 6-2. Zoahib Afzal Malik defeated China’s Daniel Alwadi 6-1, 6-4. Muhammad Shayan beat Haziq Aasim 6-3, 6-4.
There were some tough results as well. Thailand’s Phasin Sinchalong beat Rayyan Khan 6-0, 6-1. Singapore’s Brennon Ng won against Thailand’s Tachatam Srisen 6-3, 6-4.
Sri Lanka’s Aahil Kaleel came back to beat Russia’s Daniel Elias 1-6, 6-4 (10-7). Thailand’s Napat Pattanalertphan defeated Sri Lanka’s Rehan Gunawardhana 6-2, 6-1.
In the boys’ doubles pre-quarterfinals, Amir Mazari and Belarus’s Aliaksandr Viarsotski beat Jayin De Saram and Jakob Letsch 6-1, 6-3. However, Rayyan Khan and Arham Tariq lost 1-6, 2-6 to Vukasin Pavlovic and Jingxuan Zhou. Abdar Ali and Theerapat Samritvanitcha also went down 1-6, 1-6 to Kaleel and Gunawardhana.
In the girls’ doubles, Hajra Sohail and China’s Daixi Hu won 6-2, 6-2 against Xuan Yi Wei and Xeniya Semenova. They are now in the quarterfinals.
Kazakhstan’s Ailin Bakiyeva and Danelya Beissebayeva also moved on. They beat Yuqi Li and Yeanna Chowdhury 6-3, 1-6 (10-8).
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