ISLAMABAD: Foreign players dominated the opening day of the Subh-e-Nau ITF Pakistan Junior International Tennis Championship (Leg-II) that commenced at the PTF Tennis Complex on Monday.
A total of 22 boys and 19 girls from Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Japan, China, Australia, Russia, Poland, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, and Thailand are participating in the championship. Mrs Shahida Kausar Farooq of Subh-e-Nau inaugurated the Championship.
Highlighting Subh-e-Nau’s commitment to youth development, she said the organisation has been promoting tennis and other youth activities for over three decades. “The ITF Juniors event provides a great opportunity for Pakistan’s young players to compete with top international talent at home,” she added.
Results:
Boys singles 1st round: Hugo Bailey (NED) Arham Tariq (PAK) 6-0, 6-1; Sarp Akan Ercan (TUR) bt Hao Yi Zhang(CHN) 7-6(3), 3-1(Retd); Ruoyu Hua (CHN) bt Masamune Matsumoto(JPN) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; Ho Wan Yeung (HKG) bt Inam Qadir (PAK) 6-0, 6-0; Jayden Park (HKG) bt Zohaib Afzal Malik (PAK) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; Heran Zhang (CHN) w/o Kyoung Seo Lee(KOR) ; Abdaar Ali (PAK) w/o Daniel Alwadi (CHN); Kinki Shi (HKG) bt M Ahmad Afzal (PAK) 6-0, 6-0; Jamie Chen (HKG) bt M Yahya (PAK) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Girls singles 1st round: Yotong Lu (CHN) Rino Shinden (JPN) 6-4, 6-3; Kiko Okuyama (JPN) bt Yeanna Chowdhury (BAN) 6-0, 6-0; Yijia Wang(CHN) bt Yuriko Michihiro 6-1, 6-3
Boys doubles 1st round: Ruoyu Hua (CHN) / Heran Zhang (CHN) bt Hugo Bailey (NED) / Sarp Akan Ercan(TUR) 6-3, 6-0; Jamie Chen (HKG) / Masamune Matsumoto (JPN) bt Kinik Shi(HKG) / Inam Qadir (PAK) 6-1, 6-1 Girls doubles 1st round: Yijia Wang (CHN) / Yeanna Chowdhury (BAN) bt Hinako Higaki (JPN) / Romasia Malik (PAK) 7-6(4), 6-2.
